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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 1309.0 1059 - 1446
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 21.8% 13.8% - 29.8%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.2% 0% - 10.2%
Pupils with English as an additional language 40.8% 32.8% - 48.8%
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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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
Chiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3GF
 1165 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.64
Well above average
Progress 8 score
St Anne's Catholic School
Carlton Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2WZ
 1228 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.62
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Knighton Lane East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6FU
 1172 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.55
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Oxford Spires Academy
Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU
 1345 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.28
Above average
Progress 8 score
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spencefield Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6HN
 1130 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.19
Average
Progress 8 score
Bedford Academy index school
Mile Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9TR
 1309 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.00
Average
Progress 8 score
The Westgate School
Cippenham Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 5AH
 1338 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 March 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
Ditton Park Academy
Kings Reach, Slough, SL3 7UX
 1131 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.05
Average
Progress 8 score
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Longton Hall Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ
 1146 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Potters Green Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2AJ
 1357 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
The Milton Keynes Academy
Fulwoods Drive, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LA
 1168 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 18 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.28
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Highcrest Academy
Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7NQ
 1059 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.31
Below average
Progress 8 score
Haven High Academy
Marian Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9HB
 1446 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 03 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.39
Below average
Progress 8 score
St Peter's CofE Academy
Fenton Manor, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RR
 1103 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.56
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Orchard Mead Academy
Keyham Lane West, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1RT
 1121 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.61
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Chiltern Academy
Address Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3GF
Pupils 1165 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.64 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name St Anne's Catholic School
Address Carlton Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2WZ
Pupils 1228 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.62 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Address Knighton Lane East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6FU
Pupils 1172 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating Not rated ofsted rating
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.55 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Oxford Spires Academy
Address Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU
Pupils 1345 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.28 Above average Progress 8 score
School name St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Address Spencefield Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6HN
Pupils 1130 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.19 Average Progress 8 score
School name Bedford Academy index school
Address Mile Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9TR
Pupils 1309 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
0.00 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Westgate School
Address Cippenham Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 5AH
Pupils 1338 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 March 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name Ditton Park Academy
Address Kings Reach, Slough, SL3 7UX
Pupils 1131 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.05 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Address Longton Hall Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ
Pupils 1146 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Address Potters Green Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2AJ
Pupils 1357 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Milton Keynes Academy
Address Fulwoods Drive, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LA
Pupils 1168 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 18 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.28 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Highcrest Academy
Address Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7NQ
Pupils 1059 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.31 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Haven High Academy
Address Marian Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9HB
Pupils 1446 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 03 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.39 Below average Progress 8 score
School name St Peter's CofE Academy
Address Fenton Manor, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RR
Pupils 1103 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.56 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Orchard Mead Academy
Address Keyham Lane West, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1RT
Pupils 1121 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.61 Well below average Progress 8 score
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