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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Maintained Maintained
Number of pupils 1498.0 1278 - 1660
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 19.0% 13.0% - 25.0%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 4.34% 0% - 10.34%
Pupils with English as an additional language 9.6% 3.6% - 15.6%
Within your local authority - No
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  • interest received

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Special facilities total

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  • 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 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
The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0HS
 1474 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.40
Above average
Progress 8 score
Varndean School index school
Balfour Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6NP
 1498 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.36
Above average
Progress 8 score
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6PZ
 1640 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.33
Above average
Progress 8 score
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Broadway, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4EY
 1544 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.04
Average
Progress 8 score
Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7BW
 1621 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.03
Average
Progress 8 score
Ullswater Community College
Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8NG
 1520 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Heathfield Community School
School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8PD
 1383 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Frome Community College
Bath Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ
 1283 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Progress 8 score
Joseph Rowntree School
Haxby Road, New Earswick, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 4BZ
 1278 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5TY
 1660 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.23
Below average
Progress 8 score
Felpham Community College
Felpham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 8EL
 1512 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.24
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Angmering School
Station Road, Angmering, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN16 4HH
 1345 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.39
Below average
Progress 8 score
Frederick Gough School
Grange Lane South, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 3NG
 1341 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.43
Below average
Progress 8 score
Oakwood School
Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9AE
 1516 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.58
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Whitby High School
Sycamore Drive, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 2NU
 1541 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.70
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Nobel School
Address Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0HS
Pupils 1474 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.40 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Varndean School index school
Address Balfour Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6NP
Pupils 1498 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.36 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Dorothy Stringer School
Address Loder Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6PZ
Pupils 1640 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.33 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Address Broadway, Haslingden, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4EY
Pupils 1544 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.04 Average Progress 8 score
School name Blatchington Mill School
Address Nevill Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7BW
Pupils 1621 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.03 Average Progress 8 score
School name Ullswater Community College
Address Wetheriggs Lane, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8NG
Pupils 1520 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
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Heathfield Community School
Address School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8PD
Pupils 1383 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Frome Community College
Address Bath Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ
Pupils 1283 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Progress 8 score
School name Joseph Rowntree School
Address Haxby Road, New Earswick, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 4BZ
Pupils 1278 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name Little Heath School
Address Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5TY
Pupils 1660 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.23 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Felpham Community College
Address Felpham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 8EL
Pupils 1512 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.24 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Angmering School
Address Station Road, Angmering, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN16 4HH
Pupils 1345 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.39 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Frederick Gough School
Address Grange Lane South, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 3NG
Pupils 1341 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.43 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Oakwood School
Address Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9AE
Pupils 1516 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.58 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Whitby High School
Address Sycamore Drive, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 2NU
Pupils 1541 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
-0.70 Well below average Progress 8 score
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