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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 890.0 785 - 1000
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 15.1% 12.1% - 18.1%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.3% 0% - 5.3%
Pupils with English as an additional language 9.1% 6.1% - 12.1%
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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Premises total

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Occupation total

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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

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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 2022 / 2023
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Rowley Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB
 900 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.57
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Woodbrook Vale School
Grasmere Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2ST
 837 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.43
Above average
Progress 8 score
Arrow Vale High School
Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GF
 839 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 05 December 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.04
Progress 8 score
The Beaconsfield School
Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1SJ
 848 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 February 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
Rushden Academy
Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 6AG
 852 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
The Dorcan Academy
St Paul's Drive, Covingham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 5DA
 797 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 July 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.04
Average
Progress 8 score
The Cedars Academy
Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 4GH
 999 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
Outwood Academy Freeston
Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ
 935 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Birkdale High School index school
Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DT
 890 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.14
Average
Progress 8 score
Notre Dame RC School
Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5HN
 785 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 June 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.31
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Newbridge School
Forest Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3SJ
 798 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.44
Below average
Progress 8 score
Stanley High School
Fleetwood Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9TF
 814 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.45
Below average
Progress 8 score
Ursuline College
225 Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, CT8 8LX
 978 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.53
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Wreake Valley Academy
Parkstone Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1LY
 952 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.61
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Arnewood School
Gore Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6RS
 1000 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.69
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Address Rowley Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB
Pupils 900 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
0.57 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Woodbrook Vale School
Address Grasmere Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2ST
Pupils 837 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
0.43 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Arrow Vale High School
Address Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GF
Pupils 839 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 05 December 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.04 Progress 8 score
School name The Beaconsfield School
Address Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1SJ
Pupils 848 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
0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name Rushden Academy
Address Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 6AG
Pupils 852 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
-0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Dorcan Academy
Address St Paul's Drive, Covingham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 5DA
Pupils 797 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 July 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.04 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Cedars Academy
Address Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 4GH
Pupils 999 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name Outwood Academy Freeston
Address Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Pupils 935 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Birkdale High School index school
Address Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DT
Pupils 890 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
-0.14 Average Progress 8 score
School name Notre Dame RC School
Address Looseleigh Lane, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5HN
Pupils 785 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.31 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Newbridge School
Address Forest Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3SJ
Pupils 798 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.44 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Stanley High School
Address Fleetwood Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9TF
Pupils 814 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.45 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Ursuline College
Address 225 Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, CT8 8LX
Pupils 978 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
-0.53 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Wreake Valley Academy
Address Parkstone Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1LY
Pupils 952 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
-0.61 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Arnewood School
Address Gore Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6RS
Pupils 1000 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.69 Well below average Progress 8 score
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