Ark Pioneer 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 Pioneer Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,000 | 16.2% | 38.8% |
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Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,071 | 20.3% | 40.5% |
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The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 18.2% | 40.9% |
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Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE |
Secondary | 1,023 | 17.6% | 35.5% |
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Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX |
Secondary | 1,063 | 15.4% | 40.5% |
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Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 995 | 13.6% | 39.9% |
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The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL |
Secondary | 916 | 16.9% | 40.4% |
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Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT |
Secondary | 1,022 | 12.4% | 38.6% |
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Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF |
Secondary | 937 | 15.6% | 36.9% |
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Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,006 | 14.6% | 39.6% |
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Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,036 | 19.5% | 36.7% |
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Co-op Academy Swinton
Manchester, M27 6JU |
Secondary | 992 | 17.5% | 38% |
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The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,017 | 17.4% | 42.5% |
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John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH |
Secondary | 1,055 | 13% | 37.8% |
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Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD |
Secondary | 1,104 | 13.4% | 39.2% |
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Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP |
Secondary | 966 | 11.4% | 40.1% |
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Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,027 | 18.3% | 37.3% |
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The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA |
Secondary | 909 | 18.1% | 37.1% |
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Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW |
Secondary | 1,041 | 15.7% | 37.8% |
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Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY |
Secondary | 1,019 | 17.3% | 35.7% |
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Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS |
Secondary | 990 | 14.9% | 40.8% |
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The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,111 | 16.1% | 35.8% |
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Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Secondary | 1,048 | 17.8% | 37.8% |
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Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 965 | 15.9% | 39% |
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Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP |
Secondary | 954 | 17.4% | 36% |
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Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF |
Secondary | 1,038 | 16.8% | 41.4% |
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Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Secondary | 1,042 | 14.8% | 37.6% |
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Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB |
Secondary | 1,061 | 19.4% | 37.4% |
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Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD |
Secondary | 954 | 15.3% | 36.6% |
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Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.6% | 39.9% |
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 Pioneer Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,000 | Sign in to see | |
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Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol, BS14 9BU |
Secondary | 863 | ||
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Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR |
Secondary | 1,207 | ||
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Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF |
Secondary | 937 | ||
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Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL |
Secondary | 901 | ||
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Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL |
Secondary | 612 | ||
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Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
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Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL |
Secondary | 942 | ||
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Lift Greenwood
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 950 | ||
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Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA |
Secondary | 817 | ||
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Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 731 | ||
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Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF |
Secondary | 485 | ||
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Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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Fairfield High School
Bristol, BS7 9NL |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
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The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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Twickenham School
Twickenham, TW2 6JW |
Secondary | 794 | ||
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Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,297 | ||
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Didsbury High School
Manchester, M20 2ET |
Secondary | 1,183 | ||
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Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ |
Secondary | 860 | ||
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Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,082 | ||
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Orion Eden Park
Beckenham, BR3 3RD |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
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Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
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Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS |
Secondary | 828 | ||
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Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley, BD16 1TZ |
Secondary | 867 | ||
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Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB |
Secondary | 865 | ||
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Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 891 | ||
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Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Bromley, BR1 5PZ |
Secondary | 918 | ||
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The Deanery CofE Academy
Swindon, SN1 7DA |
Secondary | 768 | ||