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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 1571 1326 - 1825
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 7.3% 3.3% - 11.3%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.3% 0% - 5.3%
Pupils with English as an additional language 15.5% 11.5% - 19.5%
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 2021 / 2022

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  • interest received

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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 teaching in the special facility
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  • 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 2022 - 2023, academies from 2021 / 2022
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS
 1647 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2012
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.83
Well above average
Progress 8 score
St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DB
 1419 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.81
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS
 1333 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.77
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Didcot Girls' School
Manor Crescent, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7AJ
 1614 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.71
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5NJ
 1483 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.62
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Beaumont School
Austen Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XB
 1543 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 March 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.60
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8PE
 1362 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.59
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL
 1479 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.53
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Northampton School for Boys
Billing Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5RT
 1607 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 13 November 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.52
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Higham Lane School
Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0BJ
 1418 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.35
Above average
Progress 8 score
Denbigh School
Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6EX
 1774 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.29
Above average
Progress 8 score
Tomlinscote School
Tomlinscote Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 8PY
 1502 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Finham Park School
Green Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 6EA
 1648 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 January 2015
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre index school
Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR
 1575 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 October 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.02
Average
Progress 8 score
The Priory Academy LSST
Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8PW
 1756 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.02
Average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Invicta Grammar School
Address Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS
Pupils 1647 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2012
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.83 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name St Albans Girls' School
Address Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DB
Pupils 1419 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.81 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Westcliff High School for Girls
Address Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS
Pupils 1333 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
0.77 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Didcot Girls' School
Address Manor Crescent, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7AJ
Pupils 1614 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.71 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Address Warwick Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5NJ
Pupils 1483 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.62 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Beaumont School
Address Austen Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XB
Pupils 1543 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 March 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.60 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Address Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8PE
Pupils 1362 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.59 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Address Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL
Pupils 1479 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.53 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Northampton School for Boys
Address Billing Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5RT
Pupils 1607 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 13 November 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.52 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Higham Lane School
Address Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0BJ
Pupils 1418 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.35 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Denbigh School
Address Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6EX
Pupils 1774 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.29 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Tomlinscote School
Address Tomlinscote Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 8PY
Pupils 1502 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Finham Park School
Address Green Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 6EA
Pupils 1648 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 January 2015
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre index school
Address Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR
Pupils 1575 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.02 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Priory Academy LSST
Address Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8PW
Pupils 1756 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.02 Average Progress 8 score
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