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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 Academy Academies
Number of pupils 1530 1337 - 1696
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 4.8% 0% - 13.8%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 0.1% 0% - 9.1%
Pupils with English as an additional language 26% 17% - 35%
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

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

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 2021 / 2022
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
Highworth Grammar School index school
Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD
1542 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
1.04
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
The Pyghtle, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4RP
1423 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
1.00
Well above average
Progress 8 score
St George's School
Sun Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4TD
1369 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 September 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.95
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Holt School
Holt Lane, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1EE
1408 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.94
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
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6QT
1424 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 October 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.68
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Aylesbury Grammar School
Walton Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7RP
1332 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 03 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.52
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Surrey Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3PB
1582 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.50
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Hitchin Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AE
1615 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 May 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.26
Above average
Progress 8 score
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Warden Hill Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7AE
1649 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 June 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.24
Above average
Progress 8 score
The Hazeley Academy
Emperor Drive, Hazeley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 0PT
1587 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.14
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
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LR
1409 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.06
Average
Progress 8 score
Waingels
Waingels Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RF
1376 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
The Commonweal School
The Mall, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JE
1392 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Highworth Grammar School index school
Address Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UD
Pupils 1542 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
1.04 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Address The Pyghtle, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4RP
Pupils 1423 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
1.00 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name St George's School
Address Sun Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4TD
Pupils 1369 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 September 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.95 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Holt School
Address Holt Lane, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1EE
Pupils 1408 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.94 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 The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Address Amersham Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6QT
Pupils 1424 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 October 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.68 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Aylesbury Grammar School
Address Walton Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7RP
Pupils 1332 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 03 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.52 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Address Surrey Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3PB
Pupils 1582 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
0.50 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Address Hitchin Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AE
Pupils 1615 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 May 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.26 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Address Warden Hill Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7AE
Pupils 1649 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 June 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.24 Above average Progress 8 score
School name The Hazeley Academy
Address Emperor Drive, Hazeley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 0PT
Pupils 1587 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.14 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 St Joseph's Catholic College
Address Ocotal Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3LR
Pupils 1409 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
-0.06 Average Progress 8 score
School name Waingels
Address Waingels Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RF
Pupils 1376 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Commonweal School
Address The Mall, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JE
Pupils 1392 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.17 Average Progress 8 score
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