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 John Archer Primary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 202 | 23.8% | 73.3% |
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The New North Academy
London, N1 8SJ |
Primary | 166 | 28.4% | 64.5% |
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St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Manchester, M11 2JX |
Primary | 225 | 28.9% | 69.3% |
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E-ACT Nechells Academy
Birmingham, B7 5LB |
Primary | 193 | 20.2% | 69.4% |
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St Clement's Church of England Academy
Birmingham, B7 5NS |
Primary | 184 | 17.7% | 71.7% |
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St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary
Birmingham, B16 8RN |
Primary | 210 | 23.3% | 70.5% |
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Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
Birmingham, B31 5QD |
Primary | 222 | 20.4% | 67.7% |
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Hawkesley Church Primary Academy
Birmingham, B38 9TR |
Primary | 228 | 23.3% | 68.9% |
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Mercer's Wood Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 2PD |
Primary | 177 | 25.4% | 73.4% |
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The Oak Tree Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0SE |
Primary | 216 | 24.3% | 71.2% |
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Oasis Academy Foundry
Birmingham, B18 4LP |
Primary | 212 | 18.6% | 68.3% |
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Heygreen Primary School
Liverpool, L15 4ND |
Primary | 228 | 27.7% | 68.2% |
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B38 9JB |
Primary | 166 | 22.5% | 68.2% |
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Gossey Lane Academy
Birmingham, B33 0DS |
Primary | 186 | 20.9% | 69% |
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Cheviot Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4EB |
Primary | 195 | 25.6% | 70.9% |
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West Walker Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 3XW |
Primary | 212 | 21.7% | 73.1% |
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Birchen Coppice Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7JJ |
Primary | 175 | 24.6% | 67.2% |
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The Alton School
London, SW15 4PD |
Primary | 226 | 30.7% | 67.5% |
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Griffin Primary School
London, SW8 4JB |
Primary | 180 | 25% | 68.3% |
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Abbey Hulton Primary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8BS |
Primary | 207 | 21.7% | 68.1% |
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Oak Tree Primary School
Mansfield, NG18 3PJ |
Primary | 206 | 17.5% | 77% |
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Gamesley Primary School
Glossop, SK13 6HW |
Primary | 197 | 34.5% | 73.1% |
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Marlborough Road Academy
Salford, M7 4XD |
Primary | 258 | 22.1% | 70.2% |
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Princethorpe Junior School
Birmingham, B29 5QB |
Primary | 238 | 26.9% | 76.1% |
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Kingsway Primary Academy School
Widnes, WA8 7QS |
Primary | 217 | 31.4% | 72.6% |
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Benedict Academy
Mitcham, CR4 3BE |
Primary | 176 | 23.5% | 65% |
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Ferham Primary School
Rotherham, S61 1AP |
Primary | 223 | 27.7% | 67.4% |
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St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2JX |
Primary | 212 | 23.4% | 67% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham, B7 5HA |
Primary | 186 | 25.3% | 74.2% |
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Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery
Nottingham, NG17 7NZ |
Primary | 207 | 20.4% | 69.9% |
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 John Archer Primary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Primary | 202 | Sign in to see | |
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Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
Hereford, HR4 0AS |
Primary | 544 | ||
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Highfields Primary Academy
Doncaster, DN6 7JB |
Primary | 101 | ||
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Lift Noel Park
London, N22 6LH |
Primary | 609 | ||
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Lift Trinity
London, N22 8ES |
Primary | 460 | ||
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Tooting Primary School
London, SW17 8HE |
Primary | 397 | ||
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Ark Franklin Primary Academy
London, NW6 6HJ |
Primary | 665 | ||
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Westbridge Academy
London, SW11 3NE |
Primary | 157 | ||
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Dorothy Barley Junior Academy
Dagenham, RM8 2NB |
Primary | 300 | ||
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North West London Jewish Day School
London, NW6 7PP |
Primary | 202 | ||
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Northwold Primary School
London, E5 8RN |
Primary | 297 | ||
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Langford Primary School
London, SW6 2LG |
Primary | 333 | ||
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Normanton Junior Academy
Normanton, WF6 1EY |
Primary | 359 | ||
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Firs Primary School
Derby, DE22 3WA |
Primary | 449 | ||
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Mossbourne Parkside Academy
London, E8 1AS |
Primary | 363 | ||
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Scarcroft Primary School
York, YO23 1BS |
Primary | 373 | ||
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Horton Grange Primary School
Bradford, BD7 2EU |
Primary | 681 | ||
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Fulham Primary School
London, SW6 1JU |
Primary | 178 | ||
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Prince Rock Primary School
Plymouth, PL4 9JF |
Primary | 405 | ||
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Halstow Primary School
London, SE10 0LD |
Primary | 407 | ||
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Victoria Park Primary School
Bristol, BS3 4QS |
Primary | 405 | ||
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Hadleigh Junior School
Benfleet, SS7 2DQ |
Primary | 342 | ||
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Hungerford School
London, N7 9LF |
Primary | 169 | ||
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Marlborough Primary School
Birmingham, B10 9NY |
Primary | 601 | ||
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Oasis Academy Clarksfield
Oldham, OL4 1NG |
Primary | 441 | ||
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Caldew Lea School
Carlisle, CA2 7BE |
Primary | 258 | ||
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Kingsway Primary Academy School
Widnes, WA8 7QS |
Primary | 217 | ||
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Ravenstone Primary School
London, SW12 9SS |
Primary | 326 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England Academy
Paignton, TQ4 5EW |
Primary | 76 | ||
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Columbia Primary School
London, E2 7RG |
Primary | 419 | ||