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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 1345.0 1141 - 1490
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Conurbation Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 25.2% 20.2% - 30.2%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.8% 0% - 7.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language 9.7% 4.7% - 14.7%
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

Total expenditure

Staff total

Premises total

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Occupation total

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These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.
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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

More about special facilities total

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
The Farnley Academy
Chapel Lane, Farnley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 5EU
1490 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.72
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Oaks Park High School
Damson Way, Carshalton, SM5 4NS
1260 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.02
Average
Progress 8 score
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
1338 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.09
Average
Progress 8 score
Beckfoot Thornton
Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 3BH
1344 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.22
Below average
Progress 8 score
Leeds West Academy
Intake Lane, Rodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 1DQ
1407 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9HF
1267 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.26
Below average
Progress 8 score
Middleton Technology School
Kenyon Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2GT
1346 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.40
Below average
Progress 8 score
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LX
1368 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.43
Below average
Progress 8 score
Southmoor Academy
Ryhope Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7TF
1464 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.56
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Reevy Road West, Buttershaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 3PX
1461 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 08 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.75
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Grace College
Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
1231 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.88
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Moorside High School
57 Deans Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0AP
1141 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.96
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Welling School index school
Elsa Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LB
1345 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.97
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Holgate Academy
Hillcrest Drive, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6PX
1161 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.03
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Alsop High School
Queens Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 6SH
1478 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.34
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Farnley Academy
Address Chapel Lane, Farnley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 5EU
Pupils 1490 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.72 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Oaks Park High School
Address Damson Way, Carshalton, SM5 4NS
Pupils 1260 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.02 Average Progress 8 score
School name Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Address Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
Pupils 1338 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.09 Average Progress 8 score
School name Beckfoot Thornton
Address Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 3BH
Pupils 1344 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.22 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Leeds West Academy
Address Intake Lane, Rodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 1DQ
Pupils 1407 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Park Hall Academy
Address Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9HF
Pupils 1267 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.26 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Middleton Technology School
Address Kenyon Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2GT
Pupils 1346 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.40 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Walsall Academy
Address Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LX
Pupils 1368 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.43 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Southmoor Academy
Address Ryhope Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7TF
Pupils 1464 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.56 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Address Reevy Road West, Buttershaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 3PX
Pupils 1461 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 08 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.75 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Grace College
Address Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Pupils 1231 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.88 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Moorside High School
Address 57 Deans Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0AP
Pupils 1141 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.96 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Welling School index school
Address Elsa Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LB
Pupils 1345 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.97 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Holgate Academy
Address Hillcrest Drive, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6PX
Pupils 1161 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.03 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Alsop High School
Address Queens Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 6SH
Pupils 1478 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.34 Well below average Progress 8 score
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