Ark Castledown Primary Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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:

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  • 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 Castledown Primary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Primary 396 23.7% 55.3%
Phoenix Primary School
Chatham, ME4 5QD
Primary 412 18.7% 56.8%
Co-op Academy Brownhill
Leeds, LS9 7DH
Primary 434 23.6% 54.5%
Hilton Primary Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 3RN
Primary 410 26.1% 52.5%
Oasis Academy Woodview
Birmingham, B15 2HU
Primary 397 21.7% 54.2%
Mansel Primary
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Primary 410 20.7% 57.2%
Kanes Hill Primary School
Southampton, SO19 6FW
Primary 389 18.5% 52.7%
City Academy Whitehawk
Brighton, BN2 5FL
Primary 371 25.2% 59.1%
Co-op Academy Nightingale
Leeds, LS9 7AX
Primary 407 18.4% 53.8%
Welland Academy
Peterborough, PE1 4TR
Primary 409 22% 51.6%
The Flying Bull Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 7BJ
Primary 431 23.6% 52.6%
The Isaac Newton Primary School
Grantham, NG31 7DG
Primary 386 17.6% 54.4%
Penbridge Junior School
Portsmouth, PO2 7RW
Primary 441 25.6% 52.2%
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
London, E8 1AS
Primary 363 26.6% 56.4%
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy
Thetford, IP24 1EB
Primary 351 24.5% 55.7%
Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)
Birmingham, B6 6RX
Primary 434 23.4% 55.5%
Gorton Primary School
Manchester, M18 7GR
Primary 413 24.1% 51.7%
Hatfield Academy
Sheffield, S5 6HY
Primary 378 24.3% 56.1%
Beech Hill Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Primary 427 23.2% 52.5%
Windmill Primary School
Telford, TF3 1LG
Primary 374 24.1% 52.1%
Childeric Primary School
London, SE14 6DG
Primary 365 27.6% 54.2%
Ermine Primary Academy
Lincoln, LN2 2HG
Primary 384 29.5% 54.1%
Woodhouse West Primary School
Sheffield, S13 7BP
Primary 395 23.8% 55.6%
St Ann's Primary School
Rotherham, S65 1PD
Primary 393 24.2% 55%
Windy Arbor Primary School
Birmingham, B37 6RN
Primary 400 29.5% 54.9%
Crosslee Community Primary School
Manchester, M9 6TG
Primary 389 28% 55.3%
Wharton Primary School
Salford, M38 9XA
Primary 371 24% 56.6%
Boundary Primary School
Blackpool, FY3 7RW
Primary 427 23.2% 58%
Co-op Academy Medlock
Manchester, M13 9UJ
Primary 397 23.4% 51.6%
Harewood Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 7JJ
Primary 417 20.4% 53.7%