Ark Pioneer 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 Pioneer Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,000 16.2% 38.8%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,071 20.3% 40.5%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,033 18.2% 40.9%
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,023 17.6% 35.5%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,063 15.4% 40.5%
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995 13.6% 39.9%
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL
Secondary 916 16.9% 40.4%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,022 12.4% 38.6%
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 937 15.6% 36.9%
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,006 14.6% 39.6%
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,036 19.5% 36.7%
Co-op Academy Swinton
Manchester, M27 6JU
Secondary 992 17.5% 38%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,017 17.4% 42.5%
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,055 13% 37.8%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,104 13.4% 39.2%
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 966 11.4% 40.1%
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
Secondary 1,027 18.3% 37.3%
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 909 18.1% 37.1%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,041 15.7% 37.8%
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY
Secondary 1,019 17.3% 35.7%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 990 14.9% 40.8%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,111 16.1% 35.8%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,048 17.8% 37.8%
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965 15.9% 39%
Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP
Secondary 954 17.4% 36%
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,038 16.8% 41.4%
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,042 14.8% 37.6%
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB
Secondary 1,061 19.4% 37.4%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 954 15.3% 36.6%
Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ
Secondary 1,072 12.6% 39.9%