Ark Castledown Primary Academy
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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Ark Castledown Primary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 396 | 23.7% | 55.3% |
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Phoenix Primary School
Chatham, ME4 5QD |
Primary | 412 | 18.7% | 56.8% |
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Co-op Academy Brownhill
Leeds, LS9 7DH |
Primary | 434 | 23.6% | 54.5% |
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Hilton Primary Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 3RN |
Primary | 410 | 26.1% | 52.5% |
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Oasis Academy Woodview
Birmingham, B15 2HU |
Primary | 397 | 21.7% | 54.2% |
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Mansel Primary
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Primary | 410 | 20.7% | 57.2% |
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Kanes Hill Primary School
Southampton, SO19 6FW |
Primary | 389 | 18.5% | 52.7% |
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City Academy Whitehawk
Brighton, BN2 5FL |
Primary | 371 | 25.2% | 59.1% |
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Co-op Academy Nightingale
Leeds, LS9 7AX |
Primary | 407 | 18.4% | 53.8% |
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Welland Academy
Peterborough, PE1 4TR |
Primary | 409 | 22% | 51.6% |
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The Flying Bull Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 7BJ |
Primary | 431 | 23.6% | 52.6% |
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The Isaac Newton Primary School
Grantham, NG31 7DG |
Primary | 386 | 17.6% | 54.4% |
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Penbridge Junior School
Portsmouth, PO2 7RW |
Primary | 441 | 25.6% | 52.2% |
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Mossbourne Parkside Academy
London, E8 1AS |
Primary | 363 | 26.6% | 56.4% |
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The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy
Thetford, IP24 1EB |
Primary | 351 | 24.5% | 55.7% |
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Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)
Birmingham, B6 6RX |
Primary | 434 | 23.4% | 55.5% |
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Gorton Primary School
Manchester, M18 7GR |
Primary | 413 | 24.1% | 51.7% |
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Hatfield Academy
Sheffield, S5 6HY |
Primary | 378 | 24.3% | 56.1% |
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Beech Hill Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW |
Primary | 427 | 23.2% | 52.5% |
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Windmill Primary School
Telford, TF3 1LG |
Primary | 374 | 24.1% | 52.1% |
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Childeric Primary School
London, SE14 6DG |
Primary | 365 | 27.6% | 54.2% |
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Ermine Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN2 2HG |
Primary | 384 | 29.5% | 54.1% |
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Woodhouse West Primary School
Sheffield, S13 7BP |
Primary | 395 | 23.8% | 55.6% |
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St Ann's Primary School
Rotherham, S65 1PD |
Primary | 393 | 24.2% | 55% |
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Windy Arbor Primary School
Birmingham, B37 6RN |
Primary | 400 | 29.5% | 54.9% |
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Crosslee Community Primary School
Manchester, M9 6TG |
Primary | 389 | 28% | 55.3% |
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Wharton Primary School
Salford, M38 9XA |
Primary | 371 | 24% | 56.6% |
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Boundary Primary School
Blackpool, FY3 7RW |
Primary | 427 | 23.2% | 58% |
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Co-op Academy Medlock
Manchester, M13 9UJ |
Primary | 397 | 23.4% | 51.6% |
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Harewood Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 7JJ |
Primary | 417 | 20.4% | 53.7% |
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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Ark Castledown Primary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 396 | Sign in to see | |
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Orchard Vale Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 8QY |
Primary | 311 | ||
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Skegness Junior Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QX |
Primary | 316 | ||
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Woodwater Academy
Exeter, EX2 5AW |
Primary | 325 | ||
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Preston Hedges Primary School
Northampton, NN4 6BU |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
London, N17 9EJ |
Primary | 185 | ||
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Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Pontefract, WF8 4BW |
Primary | 413 | ||
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The Palmer Primary Academy
Reading, RG2 7PP |
Primary | 422 | ||
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Ladygrove Park Primary School
Didcot, OX11 7GB |
Primary | 417 | ||
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Huish Primary School
Yeovil, BA20 1AY |
Primary | 421 | ||
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Rose Wood Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0UG |
Primary | 354 | ||
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Pye Green Academy
Cannock, WS12 4RT |
Primary | 434 | ||
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Chiltern Primary School
Hull, HU3 3PL |
Primary | 414 | ||
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Leigham Primary School
Plymouth, PL6 8RF |
Primary | 384 | ||
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Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
Sherborne, DT9 6AQ |
Primary | 339 | ||
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Ashby Fields Primary School
Daventry, NN11 0YP |
Primary | 395 | ||
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Wheatlands Primary School
Redcar, TS10 2PU |
Primary | 403 | ||
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Poplar Street Primary School
Manchester, M34 5EF |
Primary | 442 | ||
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St Mark's CofE Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LR |
Primary | 458 | ||
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Homefields Primary School
Derby, DE73 5NY |
Primary | 341 | ||
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Cambrai Primary School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BZ |
Primary | 177 | ||
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Watlington Primary School
Watlington, OX49 5RB |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Sunny Bank Primary School
Sittingbourne, ME10 3QN |
Primary | 220 | ||
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St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy
Telford, TF5 0NT |
Primary | 409 | ||
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Wheatfield Primary School
Bristol, BS32 9DB |
Primary | 402 | ||
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Broughton Primary Academy
Brigg, DN20 0JW |
Primary | 278 | ||
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Newham Bridge Primary School
Middlesbrough, TS5 7NJ |
Primary | 297 | ||
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The Churchill School
Folkestone, CT18 7RH |
Primary | 341 | ||
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Willen Primary School
Milton Keynes, MK15 9HN |
Primary | 322 | ||
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Badgerbrook Primary School
Leicester, LE8 6ZW |
Primary | 405 | ||