Ark Acton Academy

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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.

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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 Acton Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 858 14.9% 45%
Harris Academy Bermondsey
London, SE16 3TZ
Secondary 871 9.1% 48.3%
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 919 16.7% 44.5%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 922 18.4% 43.8%
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 816 16.6% 45.3%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 810 17.6% 45.7%
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 871 19.9% 46.4%
Ash Hill Academy
DONCASTER, DN7 6JH
Secondary 807 16.3% 41.9%
Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR
Secondary 684 14.4% 47.9%
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 754 17.2% 45.1%
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND
Secondary 936 18% 47.2%
Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA
Secondary 873 9.8% 43.8%
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Secondary 865 13.5% 45.2%
The Blyth Academy
Blyth, NE24 4JP
Secondary 834 15.9% 48.6%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 836 19.7% 41.1%
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB
Secondary 760 17% 45%
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 956 16.1% 43%
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 937 16.6% 46.2%
Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ
Secondary 709 12.6% 42.5%
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 930 13.5% 48.9%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 837 17.7% 46%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 844 17.5% 41%
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 873 12.7% 42.4%
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,034 14.1% 43.9%
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP
Secondary 806 15.3% 48.4%
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 754 18.2% 45%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788 17.9% 43.7%
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP
Secondary 788 17.9% 48.6%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 726 17% 44.1%
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP
Secondary 751 15.5% 45.5%