The Matthew Arnold School
Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Matthew Arnold School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 961 | 19.1% | 21.1% |
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Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 976 | 18.4% | 21.7% |
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Cottingham High School
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 876 | 19.9% | 21.4% |
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Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 964 | 18.5% | 19.5% |
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Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 997 | 17% | 22.5% |
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The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,030 | 16.9% | 22.5% |
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Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 15.8% | 21.9% |
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Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 894 | 17% | 22.4% |
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Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 926 | 19.2% | 21.6% |
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Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW |
Secondary | 1,059 | 18.7% | 19.5% |
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Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 967 | 17.3% | 21.1% |
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Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 925 | 16% | 21.5% |
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Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS |
Secondary | 928 | 18.6% | 19.8% |
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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 994 | 19.5% | 21.9% |
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Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | 21.9% | 21.2% |
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The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ |
Secondary | 871 | 17.8% | 20.9% |
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King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN |
Secondary | 905 | 23.6% | 19.4% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | 17.7% | 23.2% |
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The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE |
Secondary | 987 | 21.2% | 21.4% |
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John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 995 | 20.2% | 20.6% |
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The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 985 | 19.5% | 21.6% |
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Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 960 | 15.5% | 20.1% |
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Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,050 | 18.4% | 18.8% |
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Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 992 | 18.6% | 21.3% |
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Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB |
Secondary | 903 | 18.6% | 22.5% |
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Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP |
Secondary | 920 | 22.7% | 19.3% |
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Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 898 | 18.1% | 21.5% |
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Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 21.7% |
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The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 953 | 19.1% | 19.2% |
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Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU |
Secondary | 909 | 22.2% | 23% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Matthew Arnold School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 961 | Sign in to see | |
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Orion Spires
Canterbury, CT2 0HD |
Secondary | 673 | ||
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St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA |
Secondary | 762 | ||
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Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA |
Secondary | 884 | ||
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Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU |
Secondary | 669 | ||
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Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD |
Secondary | 951 | ||
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St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN |
Secondary | 813 | ||
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Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,182 | ||
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Whitecross Hereford
Hereford, HR4 0RN |
Secondary | 941 | ||
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Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB |
Secondary | 882 | ||
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Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH |
Secondary | 897 | ||
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Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG |
Secondary | 976 | ||
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Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD |
Secondary | 571 | ||
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Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 898 | ||
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Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX |
Secondary | 801 | ||
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Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW |
Secondary | 999 | ||
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Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ |
Secondary | 736 | ||
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XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ |
Secondary | 200 | ||
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Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,246 | ||
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John Spence Community High School
North Shields, NE29 9PU |
Secondary | 813 | ||
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY |
Secondary | 814 | ||
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Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L5 5AF |
Secondary | 991 | ||
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EKC Sheppey Secondary
Sheerness, ME12 2BE |
Secondary | 405 | ||