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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 1199 1094 - 1308
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 9.7% 6.7% - 12.7%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.8% 0% - 4.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language 8.2% 5.2% - 11.2%
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

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  • interest received

Special facilities total

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  • 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 2021 / 2022
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB
 1217 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
Brooke Weston Academy
Coomb Road, Corby, Great Oakley, Northamptonshire, NN18 8LA
 1186 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.69
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Prince Henry's High School
Victoria Avenue, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 4QH
 1285 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.41
Progress 8 score
Southfield School for Girls
Lewis Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6HE
 1169 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.34
Above average
Progress 8 score
Hagley Catholic High School
Brake Lane, Hagley, Worcestershire, DY8 2XL
 1086 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 October 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.34
Above average
Progress 8 score
Wheatley Park School
Holton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1QH
 1138 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.32
Above average
Progress 8 score
Wallingford School
St George's Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8HH
 1348 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.30
Above average
Progress 8 score
The Castle School index school
Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
 1199 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.19
Above average
Progress 8 score
All Hallows Catholic College
Brooklands Avenue, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8LB
 1235 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.06
Average
Progress 8 score
Wood Green School
Woodstock Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX
 1225 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Brockington College
Blaby Road, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4AQ
 1189 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.19
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Bicester School
Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NS
 1283 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 June 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.22
Average
Progress 8 score
Denefield School
Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6XY
 1112 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.27
Below average
Progress 8 score
Cox Green School
Highfield Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3AX
 1162 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.31
Below average
Progress 8 score
Bohunt School Wokingham
Remount Drive, Arborfield, Wokingham, RG2 9GB
 1222 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Folkestone School for Girls
Address Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB
Pupils 1217 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 Brooke Weston Academy
Address Coomb Road, Corby, Great Oakley, Northamptonshire, NN18 8LA
Pupils 1186 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
0.69 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Prince Henry's High School
Address Victoria Avenue, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 4QH
Pupils 1285 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.41 Progress 8 score
School name Southfield School for Girls
Address Lewis Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6HE
Pupils 1169 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 April 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.34 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Hagley Catholic High School
Address Brake Lane, Hagley, Worcestershire, DY8 2XL
Pupils 1086 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 October 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.34 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Wheatley Park School
Address Holton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1QH
Pupils 1138 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.32 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Wallingford School
Address St George's Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8HH
Pupils 1348 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.30 Above average Progress 8 score
School name The Castle School index school
Address Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU
Pupils 1199 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.19 Above average Progress 8 score
School name All Hallows Catholic College
Address Brooklands Avenue, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8LB
Pupils 1235 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.06 Average Progress 8 score
School name Wood Green School
Address Woodstock Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX
Pupils 1225 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Brockington College
Address Blaby Road, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4AQ
Pupils 1189 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
-0.19 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Bicester School
Address Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NS
Pupils 1283 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 June 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.22 Average Progress 8 score
School name Denefield School
Address Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6XY
Pupils 1112 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.27 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Cox Green School
Address Highfield Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3AX
Pupils 1162 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.31 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Bohunt School Wokingham
Address Remount Drive, Arborfield, Wokingham, RG2 9GB
Pupils 1222 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
N/A Progress 8 score
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