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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 1252 1184 - 1319
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 5.8% 1.8% - 9.8%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 0.1% 0% - 4.1%
Pupils with English as an additional language 10.9% 6.9% - 14.9%
Within your local authority - No
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2021 - 2022, 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 2021 - 2022, academies from 2021 / 2022
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
Dr Challoner's High School
Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9QB
1288 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 30 May 2012
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
1.09
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Sandon Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9AU
1192 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.91
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Wycombe High School
Marlow Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1TB
1319 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2012
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.81
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB
1215 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2012
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.77
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Southend High School for Girls index school
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ
1252 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 09 December 2011
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.62
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Poole Grammar School
Gravel Hill, Poole, Dorset, BH17 9JU
1227 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 January 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.57
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Royal Latin School
Chandos Road, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 1AX
1292 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.49
Above average
Progress 8 score
The King's School, Grantham
Brook Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6RP
1184 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.46
Above average
Progress 8 score
Marling School
Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4HE
1214 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 13 November 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.42
Above average
Progress 8 score
Bournemouth School for Girls
Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9UJ
1197 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2012
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.42
Above average
Progress 8 score
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB
1286 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.41
Above average
Progress 8 score
The Castle School
Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
1199 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.19
Above average
Progress 8 score
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
East Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EF
1260 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.16
Average
Progress 8 score
The Cooper School
Churchill Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RS
1282 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 June 2017
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
St Peter's Catholic School
Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 2TN
1308 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Dr Challoner's High School
Address Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9QB
Pupils 1288 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 30 May 2012
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
1.09 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Address Sandon Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9AU
Pupils 1192 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
0.91 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Wycombe High School
Address Marlow Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1TB
Pupils 1319 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2012
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.81 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Folkestone School for Girls
Address Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB
Pupils 1215 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2012
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.77 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Southend High School for Girls index school
Address Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ
Pupils 1252 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 09 December 2011
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.62 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Poole Grammar School
Address Gravel Hill, Poole, Dorset, BH17 9JU
Pupils 1227 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 January 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.57 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Royal Latin School
Address Chandos Road, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 1AX
Pupils 1292 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
0.49 Above average Progress 8 score
School name The King's School, Grantham
Address Brook Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6RP
Pupils 1184 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
0.46 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Marling School
Address Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4HE
Pupils 1214 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 13 November 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.42 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Bournemouth School for Girls
Address Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9UJ
Pupils 1197 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2012
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.42 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Hitchin Boys' School
Address Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB
Pupils 1286 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.41 Above average Progress 8 score
School name The Castle School
Address Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
Pupils 1199 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
0.19 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Address East Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EF
Pupils 1260 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.16 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Cooper School
Address Churchill Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RS
Pupils 1282 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 June 2017
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Peter's Catholic School
Address Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 2TN
Pupils 1308 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
N/A Progress 8 score
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