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This benchmark was created using the following criteria.
Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Maintained Maintained
Number of pupils 682 570 - 788
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 44.7% 24.7% - 64.7%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 4.6% 0% - 14.6%
Pupils with English as an additional language 5.3% 0% - 20.3%
Within your local authority - No
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2021 - 2022, academies from 2020 / 2021

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Premises total

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Occupation total

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Supplies and services total

Interest charges for loans and banking

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This includes:

  • interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

  • interest received

Community expenditure total

Special facilities total

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  • swimming pools and sports centres
  • boarding provision
  • rural studies and farm units
  • payments by your school to another school for the benefit of pupils at the other school
  • pupil inter-site travel, eg moving between sites
  • expenses relating to before and after school clubs
  • delegated home to school transport
  • indirect employee expenses and agency staff expenses relating to a special facility
  • purchase of trading items for re-sale, eg school uniforms, books, stationery
  • donations paid by the school to a charity
  • community education with a benefit to the pupils at the school

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  • staff costs associated with managing and supporting the special facility for directly employed staff
  • staff teaching in the special facility
  • school trips
  • residential special schools
  • any community-focused expenditure
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School name Local authority School type Number of pupils
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2021 - 2022, academies from 2020 / 2021
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
Parkside Community School
Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2NS
 570 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 April 2017
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.59
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Belmont Community School
Buckinghamshire Road, Belmont, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2QP
 788 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 February 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.23
Above average
Progress 8 score
De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA
 752 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 October 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6PB
 758 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 January 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LU
 780 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.10
Average
Progress 8 score
The Vyne Community School
Vyne Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 5PB
 761 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 April 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.12
Average
Progress 8 score
Fernhill School
Neville Duke Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 9BY
 630 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.47
Below average
Progress 8 score
Walton-Le-Dale High School
Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6RN
 774 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.47
Below average
Progress 8 score
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LF
 736 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 18 September 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.51
Well below average
Progress 8 score
William Allitt School
Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0TL
 610 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.58
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College index school
Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 5JH
 682 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.67
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Archbishop's School
St Stephens Hill, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AP
 683 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.68
Well below average
Progress 8 score
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Scalegate Road, Carlisle, CA2 4NL
 617 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.74
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Warblington School
Southleigh Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 2RR
 587 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 May 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.89
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Woodlands Community College
Minstead Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5FW
 780 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 10 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.36
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Parkside Community School
Address Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2NS
Pupils 570 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 April 2017
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.59 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Belmont Community School
Address Buckinghamshire Road, Belmont, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2QP
Pupils 788 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 February 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.23 Above average Progress 8 score
School name De La Salle School
Address Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA
Pupils 752 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Address Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6PB
Pupils 758 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Address Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LU
Pupils 780 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.10 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Vyne Community School
Address Vyne Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 5PB
Pupils 761 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 April 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.12 Average Progress 8 score
School name Fernhill School
Address Neville Duke Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 9BY
Pupils 630 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.47 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Walton-Le-Dale High School
Address Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6RN
Pupils 774 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.47 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Address Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LF
Pupils 736 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 18 September 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.51 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name William Allitt School
Address Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0TL
Pupils 610 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.58 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College index school
Address Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 5JH
Pupils 682 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.67 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Archbishop's School
Address St Stephens Hill, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AP
Pupils 683 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.68 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Address Scalegate Road, Carlisle, CA2 4NL
Pupils 617 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.74 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Warblington School
Address Southleigh Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 2RR
Pupils 587 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 May 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.89 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Woodlands Community College
Address Minstead Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5FW
Pupils 780 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 10 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.36 Well below average Progress 8 score
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