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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 1161.0 1007 - 1296
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Conurbation Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 17.2% 13.2% - 21.2%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.1% 0% - 5.1%
Pupils with English as an additional language 11.9% 7.9% - 15.9%
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

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
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Road, Cheadle, SK8 5GB
1071 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.30
Above average
Progress 8 score
Lode Heath School index school
Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 2HW
1161 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
Sutherland Grove, London, SW18 5JR
1036 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.10
Average
Progress 8 score
Cleeve Park School
Bexley Lane, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4JN
1007 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Aigburth Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 6AB
1026 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.09
Average
Progress 8 score
King James's School
St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6SG
1030 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.12
Average
Progress 8 score
Light Hall School
Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 2PZ
1098 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Eden Park High School
Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD
1190 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Handsworth Grange Road, Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 9HJ
1010 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 24 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
Wardle Academy
Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 9RD
1296 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.20
Below average
Progress 8 score
Altrincham College
Green Lane, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 8QW
1007 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.20
Average
Progress 8 score
Debden Park High School
Willingale Road, Debden, Loughton, Essex, IG10 2BQ
1053 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.24
Below average
Progress 8 score
Emerson Park Academy
Wych Elm Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3AD
1043 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Future Academies Watford
Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7HW
1123 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.44
Below average
Progress 8 score
Gospel Oak School
Bilston Road, Gospel Oak, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0BZ
1223 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.86
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Address Cheadle Road, Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Pupils 1071 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.30 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Lode Heath School index school
Address Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 2HW
Pupils 1161 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
0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
Address Sutherland Grove, London, SW18 5JR
Pupils 1036 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.10 Average Progress 8 score
School name Cleeve Park School
Address Bexley Lane, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4JN
Pupils 1007 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
-0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Address Aigburth Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 6AB
Pupils 1026 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.09 Average Progress 8 score
School name King James's School
Address St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6SG
Pupils 1030 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.12 Average Progress 8 score
School name Light Hall School
Address Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 2PZ
Pupils 1098 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Eden Park High School
Address Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD
Pupils 1190 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Address Handsworth Grange Road, Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 9HJ
Pupils 1010 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 24 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name Wardle Academy
Address Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 9RD
Pupils 1296 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.20 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Altrincham College
Address Green Lane, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 8QW
Pupils 1007 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.20 Average Progress 8 score
School name Debden Park High School
Address Willingale Road, Debden, Loughton, Essex, IG10 2BQ
Pupils 1053 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.24 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Emerson Park Academy
Address Wych Elm Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3AD
Pupils 1043 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Future Academies Watford
Address Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7HW
Pupils 1123 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.44 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Gospel Oak School
Address Bilston Road, Gospel Oak, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0BZ
Pupils 1223 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.86 Well below average Progress 8 score
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