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 695 17.9% 12.1%
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL
Secondary 687 10% 11.2%
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 625 12% 10.4%
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 707 19.9% 13.9%
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 716 10.3% 11.6%
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY
Secondary 773 21.9% 12.7%
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 732 21.7% 12.6%
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 680 19.7% 15.6%
Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP
Secondary 810 19.9% 13.2%
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD
Secondary 716 14.3% 10.9%
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF
Secondary 778 16.4% 9.5%
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF
Secondary 789 13.3% 12.8%
Lady Margaret School
London, SW6 4UN
Secondary 758 17.8% 11.6%
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
Secondary 728 12.9% 14.1%
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Leek, ST13 8DN
Secondary 709 17.5% 14.5%
The Snaith School
Goole, DN14 9LB
Secondary 779 19.8% 13.4%
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
Secondary 640 16.1% 13%
Hanham Woods Academy
Bristol, BS15 3LA
Secondary 842 18.6% 12.5%
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY7 6AA
Secondary 726 18.4% 14.6%
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Wimborne, BH21 7AB
Secondary 591 14.4% 13.2%
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL
Secondary 565 17.4% 13.1%
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN
Secondary 783 18.8% 13.7%
Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ
Secondary 787 18.2% 14.3%
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 767 22.2% 11%
Outwood Academy Easingwold
York, YO61 3EF
Secondary 738 16.5% 10.8%
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP
Secondary 800 19.2% 14.3%
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP
Secondary 767 21.6% 10%
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ
Secondary 714 12.8% 13%
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB
Secondary 721 23.4% 11.8%
Endon High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EE
Secondary 703 19.2% 11.2%

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 695 Sign in to see
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 712
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 625
Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS
Secondary 590
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,063
Humberston Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4TF
Secondary 901
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 716
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 732
Hasmonean High School for Boys
London, NW4 1NA
Secondary 752
Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE
Secondary 585
Redmoor Academy
Hinckley, LE10 0EP
Secondary 919
Langtree School
Reading, RG8 0RA
Secondary 621
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA
Secondary 327
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 1,029
St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ
Secondary 702
The Snaith School
Goole, DN14 9LB
Secondary 779
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 958
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA
Secondary 652
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, OX16 9DG
Secondary 879
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 456
The Banovallum School
Horncastle, LN9 6DA
Secondary 617
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE
Secondary 552
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL
Secondary 484
North Cestrian School
Altrincham, WA14 4AJ
Secondary 780
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN
Secondary 783
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF
Secondary 426
Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ
Secondary 855
Hasmonean High School for Girls
London, NW7 2EU
Secondary 584
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 749
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wednesbury, WS10 9QS
Secondary 865