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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 1119.0 946 - 1270
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 2.6% 0% - 8.6%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 0.5% 0% - 6.5%
Pupils with English as an additional language 24.9% 18.9% - 30.9%
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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  • interest received

Special facilities total

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  • 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

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  • 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
Beaconsfield High School
Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1RR
 1270 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 December 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
1.04
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Reading School index school
Erleigh Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5LW
 1119 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.97
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1RW
 1163 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.90
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Rochester Grammar School
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY
 1182 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.83
Well above average
Progress 8 score
John Hampden Grammar School
Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1SZ
 1223 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.83
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Loreto College
Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3RQ
 962 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.78
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Skinners' School
St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PG
 1118 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.71
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0TT
 1037 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.70
Well above average
Progress 8 score
St Joseph's College
London Road, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5NT
 1156 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 05 February 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.67
Well above average
Progress 8 score
St Bede's Catholic College
Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0SU
 1268 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.57
Well above average
Progress 8 score
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Stonepits Lane, Hunt End, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5LX
 968 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.56
Progress 8 score
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJ
 1252 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.43
Above average
Progress 8 score
St Mary's Catholic School
Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2NQ
 1158 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.38
Above average
Progress 8 score
St Augustine's Catholic College
Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EN
 946 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.23
Above average
Progress 8 score
The Emmbrook School
Emmbrook Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1JP
 1199 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.35
Below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Beaconsfield High School
Address Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1RR
Pupils 1270 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 December 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
1.04 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Reading School index school
Address Erleigh Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5LW
Pupils 1119 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
0.97 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Address Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1RW
Pupils 1163 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
0.90 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Rochester Grammar School
Address Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY
Pupils 1182 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
0.83 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name John Hampden Grammar School
Address Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1SZ
Pupils 1223 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.83 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Loreto College
Address Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3RQ
Pupils 962 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.78 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Skinners' School
Address St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PG
Pupils 1118 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.71 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Address Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0TT
Pupils 1037 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
0.70 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name St Joseph's College
Address London Road, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5NT
Pupils 1156 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 05 February 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.67 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name St Bede's Catholic College
Address Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0SU
Pupils 1268 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.57 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name St Augustine's Catholic High School
Address Stonepits Lane, Hunt End, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5LX
Pupils 968 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.56 Progress 8 score
School name The Norton Knatchbull School
Address Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJ
Pupils 1252 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.43 Above average Progress 8 score
School name St Mary's Catholic School
Address Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2NQ
Pupils 1158 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
0.38 Above average Progress 8 score
School name St Augustine's Catholic College
Address Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EN
Pupils 946 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.23 Above average Progress 8 score
School name The Emmbrook School
Address Emmbrook Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1JP
Pupils 1199 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.35 Below average Progress 8 score
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