Arnold Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Arnold Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 699 23.2% 11.7%
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 670 16% 16.4%
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 694 22.3% 17.9%
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 661 13.8% 10.4%
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 722 22.3% 15.5%
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY
Secondary 780 24.4% 14.3%
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 719 22.1% 15.7%
Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RH
Secondary 556 20% 11.9%
Langtree School
Reading, RG8 0RA
Secondary 620 19.7% 9.5%
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 719 22.4% 18.3%
The Market Bosworth School
Nuneaton, CV13 0JT
Secondary 840 21% 10.8%
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF
Secondary 752 17.1% 10.9%
Lady Margaret School
London, SW6 4UN
Secondary 781 20% 14.5%
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX
Secondary 695 21.2% 16.2%
Holywell School
Bedford, MK43 0JA
Secondary 711 17.4% 17.2%
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Leek, ST13 8DN
Secondary 695 19.3% 15.3%
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA
Secondary 810 22.3% 12.9%
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
Secondary 628 19.8% 14.4%
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY7 6AA
Secondary 740 20% 14.8%
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL
Secondary 589 20.7% 13.9%
The Trinity School
Colchester, CO4 6ED
Secondary 598 17.4% 14.7%
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 9JX
Secondary 587 21.6% 13.8%
Icknield Community College
Watlington, OX49 5RB
Secondary 766 27% 13.8%
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN
Secondary 795 18.8% 13.4%
Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ
Secondary 782 20.6% 15.7%
Outwood Academy Easingwold
York, YO61 3EF
Secondary 770 16.6% 12.1%
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP
Secondary 802 21.2% 16.1%
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable, LU5 6AB
Secondary 468 24.8% 10.5%
Endon High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EE
Secondary 702 19% 11.4%
Glebelands School
Cranleigh, GU6 7AN
Secondary 760 21.8% 10.6%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Arnold Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 699 Sign in to see
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Secondary 530
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 661
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 682
Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS
Secondary 615
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,082
Humberston Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4TF
Secondary 890
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 720
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 719
Hasmonean High School for Boys
London, NW4 1NA
Secondary 772
Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE
Secondary 597
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 524
Fulbrook School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8NP
Secondary 555
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX
Secondary 679
Langtree School
Reading, RG8 0RA
Secondary 620
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 643
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 994
St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ
Secondary 709
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 967
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA
Secondary 647
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454
Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ
Secondary 472
The Banovallum School
Horncastle, LN9 6DA
Secondary 610
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE
Secondary 533
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN
Secondary 795
Hasmonean High School for Girls
London, NW7 2EU
Secondary 585
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 777
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Secondary 976
Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK41 9DT
Secondary 750
Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Secondary 754