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This benchmark was created using the following criteria.
Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 690.0 471 - 1000
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Hamlet and isolated dwelling Hamlet and isolated dwelling
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 20.6% 8.6% - 32.6%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 5.7% 0% - 11.7%
Pupils with English as an additional language 9.0% 0.0% - 18.0%
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

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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

Special facilities total

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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
The Roseland Academy
Tregony, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 5SE
 656 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 September 2017
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.41
Above average
Progress 8 score
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Barkestone Lane, Bottesford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG13 0AX
 688 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 June 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.34
Above average
Progress 8 score
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich Road, Framingham Earl, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 7QP
 789 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.19
Average
Progress 8 score
Winchcombe School
Greet Road, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5LB
 476 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
St Ives School
Higher Tregenna, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2BB
 614 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
St Katherine's School
Pill Road, Ham Green, Bristol, Somerset, BS20 0HU
 1000 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 December 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.08
Average
Progress 8 score
Wootton Upper School
Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HT
 897 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.17
Progress 8 score
Garstang Community Academy
Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1YE
 828 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.32
Below average
Progress 8 score
Aureus School
Candytuft Way, Great Western Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6FF
 589 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.38
Below average
Progress 8 score
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Somerton Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4QD
 785 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 19 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.40
Below average
Progress 8 score
Forest Hall School
Forest Hall Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8TZ
 491 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.41
Below average
Progress 8 score
Spires Academy index school
Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD
 690 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.93
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Blackford, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4ND
 625 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
-1.63
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
1 Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS24 8EE
 508 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Northstowe Secondary College
Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ
 471 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Roseland Academy
Address Tregony, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 5SE
Pupils 656 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 September 2017
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.41 Above average Progress 8 score
School name The Priory Belvoir Academy
Address Barkestone Lane, Bottesford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG13 0AX
Pupils 688 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 June 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.34 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Framingham Earl High School
Address Norwich Road, Framingham Earl, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 7QP
Pupils 789 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.19 Average Progress 8 score
School name Winchcombe School
Address Greet Road, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5LB
Pupils 476 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Ives School
Address Higher Tregenna, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2BB
Pupils 614 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Katherine's School
Address Pill Road, Ham Green, Bristol, Somerset, BS20 0HU
Pupils 1000 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 December 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.08 Average Progress 8 score
School name Wootton Upper School
Address Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HT
Pupils 897 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 April 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.17 Progress 8 score
School name Garstang Community Academy
Address Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1YE
Pupils 828 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.32 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Aureus School
Address Candytuft Way, Great Western Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6FF
Pupils 589 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.38 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Address Somerton Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4QD
Pupils 785 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 19 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.40 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Forest Hall School
Address Forest Hall Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8TZ
Pupils 491 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.41 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Spires Academy index school
Address Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD
Pupils 690 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
-0.93 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Address Blackford, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4ND
Pupils 625 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-1.63 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Address 1 Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS24 8EE
Pupils 508 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Northstowe Secondary College
Address Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ
Pupils 471 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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