Ark Bolingbroke 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
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 770 19.4% 28.7%
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB
Secondary 795 20.3% 29.7%
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 682 18.1% 29.1%
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
Secondary 737 20.3% 31.2%
Forest Academy
Ilford, IG6 3TN
Secondary 826 18% 31%
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE
Secondary 757 20.2% 29.2%
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 723 20.9% 28.4%
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL
Secondary 743 20.8% 27.1%
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Secondary 685 19.2% 30.3%
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Secondary 763 19.1% 26.5%
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
Secondary 724 22% 29.3%
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 731 21.5% 27.6%
Michaela Community School
London, HA9 0UU
Secondary 745 21% 32%
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 744 18.6% 29.6%
The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF
Secondary 806 22.2% 27.2%
Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Secondary 827 16.4% 28.8%
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 793 17.6% 28%
The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Secondary 827 21.8% 28.8%
Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW
Secondary 809 16.1% 27.1%
The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU
Secondary 774 21.8% 31.5%
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD
Secondary 795 16.3% 30.5%
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU
Secondary 669 19.2% 27.7%
Tottington High School
Bury, BL8 3LY
Secondary 875 17.9% 28.7%
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Secondary 831 18.3% 26.4%
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 816 19.9% 30.1%
Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB
Secondary 808 17.1% 30.5%
Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP
Secondary 743 21.6% 29.1%
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 710 18.2% 29.6%
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 791 17.1% 30.4%
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY
Secondary 825 22% 29.2%

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
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 770 Sign in to see
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS
Secondary 1,187
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF
Secondary 997
Devonport High School for Boys
Plymouth, PL1 5QP
Secondary 1,268
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 694
Queen Mary's High School
Walsall, WS4 2AE
Secondary 944
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN
Secondary 1,026
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,170
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN
Secondary 1,592
Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG
Secondary 1,124
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 966
The Henrietta Barnett School
London, NW11 7BN
Secondary 807
St Joseph's College
London, SE19 3HL
Secondary 810
Lady Margaret School
London, SW6 4UN
Secondary 781
The Crossley Heath School
Halifax, HX3 0HG
Secondary 1,148
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 677
Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE
Secondary 603
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 663
The Studio School Liverpool
Liverpool, L1 0BS
Secondary 285
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,107
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 900
Nottingham Free School
Nottingham, NG5 1EB
Secondary 676
Kings College Guildford
Guildford, GU2 8DU
Secondary 566
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Manchester, M16 8GW
Secondary 1,650
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
London, W14 8BZ
Secondary 1,024
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU
Secondary 650
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
London, SE1 0EX
Secondary 921
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL4 6HT
Secondary 795
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX
Secondary 445
Harris Science Academy East London
London, E3 3DU
Secondary 443