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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 857 801 - 982
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 15.4% 12.4% - 18.4%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.1% 0% - 4.1%
Pupils with English as an additional language 7.6% 4.6% - 10.6%
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

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  • interest received

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  • 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 teaching in the special facility
  • school trips
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  • 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
Magna Academy
Ashdown Close, Adastral Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8RE
 926 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 13 December 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
1.16
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Woodbrook Vale School
Grasmere Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2ST
 832 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.46
Above average
Progress 8 score
Attleborough Academy
9 Norwich Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AJ
 849 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Diss High School
Walcot Road, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4DH
 919 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.02
Average
Progress 8 score
Birkdale High School index school
Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DT
 857 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.08
Average
Progress 8 score
Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3NR
 982 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Rowley Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB
 914 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1RF
 825 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.26
Below average
Progress 8 score
Clayton Hall Academy
Clayton Lane, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 3DN
 862 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.29
Below average
Progress 8 score
Sir Graham Balfour High School
North Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1NR
 954 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.37
Below average
Progress 8 score
Rushden Academy
Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 6AG
 801 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.39
Below average
Progress 8 score
Brentwood County High School
Seven Arches Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4JF
 934 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.41
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Beaconsfield School
Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1SJ
 879 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 February 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.42
Below average
Progress 8 score
Wreake Valley Academy
Parkstone Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1LY
 879 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.51
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BE
 947 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 October 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.59
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Magna Academy
Address Ashdown Close, Adastral Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8RE
Pupils 926 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 13 December 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
1.16 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Woodbrook Vale School
Address Grasmere Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2ST
Pupils 832 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.46 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Attleborough Academy
Address 9 Norwich Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AJ
Pupils 849 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Diss High School
Address Walcot Road, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4DH
Pupils 919 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.02 Average Progress 8 score
School name Birkdale High School index school
Address Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DT
Pupils 857 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.08 Average Progress 8 score
School name Alec Hunter Academy
Address Stubbs Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3NR
Pupils 982 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
-0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Address Rowley Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB
Pupils 914 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Larkmead School
Address Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1RF
Pupils 825 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.26 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Clayton Hall Academy
Address Clayton Lane, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 3DN
Pupils 862 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.29 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Sir Graham Balfour High School
Address North Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1NR
Pupils 954 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.37 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Rushden Academy
Address Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 6AG
Pupils 801 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.39 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Brentwood County High School
Address Seven Arches Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4JF
Pupils 934 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.41 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Beaconsfield School
Address Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1SJ
Pupils 879 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 February 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.42 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Wreake Valley Academy
Address Parkstone Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1LY
Pupils 879 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.51 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Address High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BE
Pupils 947 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
-0.59 Well below average Progress 8 score
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