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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 1436 1387 - 1535
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 11.2% 9.2% - 13.2%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.4% 0.4% - 4.4%
Pupils with English as an additional language 3.6% 1.6% - 5.6%
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

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

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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 2021 / 2022
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
Beacon Academy
North Beeches Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2AS
1592 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.97
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Hayesfield Girls School
Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3LA
1461 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.55
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Vandyke Upper School index school
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DY
1503 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 May 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.49
Progress 8 score
Seaford Head School
Arundel Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4LX
1376 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.22
Above average
Progress 8 score
Hillview School for Girls
Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
1496 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.20
Average
Progress 8 score
The Stanway School
Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0QA
1401 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
The Blue School
Kennion Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2NR
1464 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
The Knights Templar School
Park Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6DZ
1429 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.12
Average
Progress 8 score
Highcliffe School
Parkside, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4QD
1513 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.06
Average
Progress 8 score
The Mountbatten School
Whitenap Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 5SY
1465 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 September 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.05
Average
Progress 8 score
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7ET
1425 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.04
Average
Progress 8 score
Great Baddow High School
Duffield Road, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RZ
1535 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
Brine Leas School
Audlem Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7DY
1431 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
Sandbach School
Crewe Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3NS
1504 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.06
Average
Progress 8 score
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1WY
1343 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.38
Below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Beacon Academy
Address North Beeches Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 2AS
Pupils 1592 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.97 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Hayesfield Girls School
Address Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3LA
Pupils 1461 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
0.55 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Vandyke Upper School index school
Address Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DY
Pupils 1503 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 May 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.49 Progress 8 score
School name Seaford Head School
Address Arundel Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4LX
Pupils 1376 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.22 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Hillview School for Girls
Address Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
Pupils 1496 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.20 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Stanway School
Address Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0QA
Pupils 1401 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Blue School
Address Kennion Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2NR
Pupils 1464 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
0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Knights Templar School
Address Park Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6DZ
Pupils 1429 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 April 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.12 Average Progress 8 score
School name Highcliffe School
Address Parkside, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4QD
Pupils 1513 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
0.06 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Mountbatten School
Address Whitenap Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 5SY
Pupils 1465 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 September 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.05 Average Progress 8 score
School name John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Address Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7ET
Pupils 1425 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.04 Average Progress 8 score
School name Great Baddow High School
Address Duffield Road, Beehive Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RZ
Pupils 1535 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name Brine Leas School
Address Audlem Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7DY
Pupils 1431 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name Sandbach School
Address Crewe Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3NS
Pupils 1504 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
-0.06 Average Progress 8 score
School name Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Address Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1WY
Pupils 1343 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.38 Below average Progress 8 score
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