Archway Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

Choose your own set of schools

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

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Archway Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 78 38.7% 82.7%
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
Liverpool, L6 6DL 		Alternative Provision 115 89.5% 84.2%
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 87 90.4% 69.2%
The Compass Academy
Hull, HU7 5DS 		Alternative Provision 72 100% 74.5%
Ormiston Bridge Academy
London, SW6 6HB 		Alternative Provision 56 100% 81.4%
Titan St Georges Academy
Birmingham, B6 6EE 		Alternative Provision 81 66.7% 75%
Ormiston Latimer Academy
London, W10 6TT 		Alternative Provision 66 100% 81.1%
Springwell Alternative Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY 		Alternative Provision 63 97.2% 72.2%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF 		Alternative Provision 62 23.5% 58.8%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 139 48.6% 65.7%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 108 20.6% 51.5%
Snowdon Village
Bristol, BS5 9QR 		Alternative Provision 78 100% 80%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87 64.8% 71.8%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87 71% 61.3%
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37 42.9% 57.1%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139 50% 62.9%
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 107 83.3% 84.4%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 51 52.1% 64.6%
St Matthias Academy
Bristol, BS16 2BG 		Alternative Provision 63 100% 75.5%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 141 58.6% 65.8%
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW 		Alternative Provision 84 79.1% 80.6%
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU 		Alternative Provision 120 97.8% 71.7%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87 65.4% 60.3%
Harbour Vale School
Sherborne, DT9 4DN 		Alternative Provision 23 50% 75%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 52 37% 56.5%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64 41.9% 56.5%
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 55 92.1% 76.3%
Oakfield Lodge School
Crewe, CW1 4PP 		Alternative Provision 45 46.7% 68.9%
Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW 		Alternative Provision 24 90% 80%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL 		Alternative Provision 91 83.3% 67.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Archway Academy
(Your chosen school) 		Alternative Provision 78 Sign in to see
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ 		Alternative Provision 45
The Pinetree School
Thetford, IP24 3LH 		Alternative Provision 34
Reach School
Birmingham, B14 7BB 		Alternative Provision 55
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy
Liskeard, PL14 6BS 		Alternative Provision 39
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Bodmin, PL31 1LZ 		Alternative Provision 58
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penzance, TR18 3NX 		Alternative Provision 49
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL 		Alternative Provision 53
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70
Springwell Harrogate
Harrogate, HG1 5EP 		Alternative Provision 27
St Wilfrid's Academy, Doncaster
Doncaster, DN4 6AH 		Alternative Provision 123
Coritani Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2PZ 		Alternative Provision 20
Sevenhills Academy
Grimsby, DN33 1NU 		Alternative Provision 40
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139
The Ladder School
Walsall, WS1 1RS 		Alternative Provision 80
Denewood Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 107
Unity Academy
Nottingham, NG7 4ES 		Alternative Provision 164
Kassia Academy and Support Services
Warrington, WA2 0QQ 		Alternative Provision 52
Mary Astell Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW 		Alternative Provision 84
The Whitley AP Academy
Halifax, HX2 9SR 		Alternative Provision 75
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Dudley, DY1 2NX 		Alternative Provision 68
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS 		Alternative Provision 72
Wey Valley College
Guildford, GU2 8AA 		Alternative Provision 45
Evolve Academy
Wakefield, WF2 8BB 		Alternative Provision 55
Will Adams Academy
Gillingham, ME7 2BX 		Alternative Provision 51
Daylesford Academy
Solihull, B92 7QW 		Alternative Provision 24
The Bridge Academy
Lichfield, WS13 6SW 		Alternative Provision 51
Lansdown Park Academy
Bristol, BS14 8SJ 		Alternative Provision 18
The Albany
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3JX 		Alternative Provision 2