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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 1570.0 1426 - 1734
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Conurbation Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 16.8% 12.8% - 20.8%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.6% 0% - 5.6%
Pupils with English as an additional language 6.3% 2.3% - 10.3%
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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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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  • 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
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4BQ
 1467 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR
 1676 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
Immanuel College
Leeds Road, Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 9AQ
 1668 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
Rastrick High School
Field Top Road, Rastrick, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3XB
 1734 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.09
Average
Progress 8 score
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB
 1438 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Forge Valley School
Wood Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 5HG
 1484 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.12
Average
Progress 8 score
Weatherhead High School
Breck Rd, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 3HS
 1568 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
The Streetly Academy
Queslett Road East, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2EX
 1523 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
Fairfax index school
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT
 1570 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Warlingham School
Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9YB
 1437 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.19
Average
Progress 8 score
Colne Valley High School
Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP
 1426 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 September 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.20
Below average
Progress 8 score
Ecclesfield School
Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 9WD
 1711 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.32
Below average
Progress 8 score
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7LF
 1615 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.57
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Co-op Academy Walkden
Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7JB
 1503 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.57
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9PA
 1471 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 28 April 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.81
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Address Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4BQ
Pupils 1467 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Whickham School
Address Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR
Pupils 1676 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
0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name Immanuel College
Address Leeds Road, Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 9AQ
Pupils 1668 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name Rastrick High School
Address Field Top Road, Rastrick, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 3XB
Pupils 1734 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.09 Average Progress 8 score
School name Chesterfield High School
Address Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB
Pupils 1438 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Forge Valley School
Address Wood Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 5HG
Pupils 1484 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.12 Average Progress 8 score
School name Weatherhead High School
Address Breck Rd, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 3HS
Pupils 1568 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Streetly Academy
Address Queslett Road East, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2EX
Pupils 1523 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name Fairfax index school
Address Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT
Pupils 1570 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Warlingham School
Address Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9YB
Pupils 1437 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.19 Average Progress 8 score
School name Colne Valley High School
Address Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP
Pupils 1426 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 September 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.20 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Ecclesfield School
Address Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 9WD
Pupils 1711 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.32 Below average Progress 8 score
School name St John Plessington Catholic College
Address Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7LF
Pupils 1615 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.57 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Co-op Academy Walkden
Address Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7JB
Pupils 1503 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.57 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Shire Oak Academy
Address Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9PA
Pupils 1471 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 28 April 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.81 Well below average Progress 8 score
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