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Comparing  to schools matching your chosen characteristics.
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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 1055.0 890 - 1196
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 22.0% 17.0% - 27.0%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.8% 0% - 6.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language 1.6% 0% - 6.6%
Within your local authority - No
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2022 - 2023, academies from 2022 / 2023

Total expenditure

Staff total

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

More about special facilities total

This includes:

  • 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

It excludes:

  • 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 context data

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 2022 - 2023, academies from 2022 / 2023
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
Ferndown Upper School
Cherry Grove, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9EY
1030 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.72
Progress 8 score
Priory School
Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XN
1152 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Baysgarth School
Barrow Road, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, DN18 6AE
954 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.14
Average
Progress 8 score
Sandy Secondary School
Engayne Avenue, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1BL
1155 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 26 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.08
Average
Progress 8 score
King Edward VI CEVC School
Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BH
1196 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.05
Average
Progress 8 score
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Blakeshall Lane, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5XQ
920 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.02
Average
Progress 8 score
Matravers School
Springfield Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3QH
890 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.04
Average
Progress 8 score
St Joseph's RC High School
Sefton Lane, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6HW
1034 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 07 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
The Blandford School
Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7SQ
1108 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Patcham High School
Ladies Mile Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8PB
1118 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.21
Below average
Progress 8 score
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8UG
1086 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 December 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.26
Below average
Progress 8 score
Hugh Christie School
White Cottage Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PU
963 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.27
Below average
Progress 8 score
Buxton Community School index school
College Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9EA
1055 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.29
Below average
Progress 8 score
Tiverton High School
Bolham Road, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6SQ
1183 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.33
Below average
Progress 8 score
Carr Hill High School
Royal Avenue, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2ST
899 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 06 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.43
Below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Ferndown Upper School
Address Cherry Grove, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9EY
Pupils 1030 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.72 Progress 8 score
School name Priory School
Address Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XN
Pupils 1152 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Baysgarth School
Address Barrow Road, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, DN18 6AE
Pupils 954 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.14 Average Progress 8 score
School name Sandy Secondary School
Address Engayne Avenue, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1BL
Pupils 1155 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 26 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.08 Average Progress 8 score
School name King Edward VI CEVC School
Address Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BH
Pupils 1196 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.05 Average Progress 8 score
School name Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Address Blakeshall Lane, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5XQ
Pupils 920 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.02 Average Progress 8 score
School name Matravers School
Address Springfield Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3QH
Pupils 890 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.04 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Joseph's RC High School
Address Sefton Lane, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6HW
Pupils 1034 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 07 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Blandford School
Address Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7SQ
Pupils 1108 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Patcham High School
Address Ladies Mile Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8PB
Pupils 1118 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 April 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.21 Below average Progress 8 score
School name St Benedict's Catholic High School
Address Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8UG
Pupils 1086 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 December 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.26 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Hugh Christie School
Address White Cottage Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4PU
Pupils 963 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.27 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Buxton Community School index school
Address College Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9EA
Pupils 1055 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.29 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Tiverton High School
Address Bolham Road, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6SQ
Pupils 1183 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.33 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Carr Hill High School
Address Royal Avenue, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2ST
Pupils 899 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 06 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.43 Below average Progress 8 score
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