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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 726.0 645 - 785
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Town and fringe Town and fringe
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 15.3% 12.3% - 18.3%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.9% 0% - 4.9%
Pupils with English as an additional language 3.9% 0.9% - 6.9%
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

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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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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
Alcester Academy
Gerard Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6QQ
 645 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 January 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.76
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Vale Academy index school
Atherton Way, Brigg, Lincolnshire, DN20 8AR
 726 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.32
Above average
Progress 8 score
Long Stratton High School
Manor Road, Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 2XR
 682 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.26
Above average
Progress 8 score
Bassingbourn Village College
South End, Bassingbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5NJ
 674 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.26
Above average
Progress 8 score
Hobart High School
Kittens Lane, Loddon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 6JU
 658 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.21
Average
Progress 8 score
Tarleton Academy
Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6AQ
 704 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
Burscough Priory Academy
Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
 679 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.16
Average
Progress 8 score
Witchford Village College
Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2JA
 682 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Flatts Lane, Calverton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG14 6JZ
 785 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.02
Average
Progress 8 score
Hadleigh High School
Highlands Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5HU
 763 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
Claydon High School
Church Lane, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0EG
 774 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
Howden School
Derwent Road, Howden, Goole, DN14 7AL
 698 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.22
Average
Progress 8 score
The Lenham School
Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL
 779 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Lime Avenue, Westergate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 3UE
 654 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.27
Average
Progress 8 score
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury School, Kingsbury, Staffordshire, B78 2LF
 705 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.33
Below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Alcester Academy
Address Gerard Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6QQ
Pupils 645 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 January 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.76 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Vale Academy index school
Address Atherton Way, Brigg, Lincolnshire, DN20 8AR
Pupils 726 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
0.32 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Long Stratton High School
Address Manor Road, Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 2XR
Pupils 682 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.26 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Bassingbourn Village College
Address South End, Bassingbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5NJ
Pupils 674 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
0.26 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Hobart High School
Address Kittens Lane, Loddon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 6JU
Pupils 658 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
0.21 Average Progress 8 score
School name Tarleton Academy
Address Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6AQ
Pupils 704 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name Burscough Priory Academy
Address Trevor Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
Pupils 679 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.16 Average Progress 8 score
School name Witchford Village College
Address Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2JA
Pupils 682 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Address Flatts Lane, Calverton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG14 6JZ
Pupils 785 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
0.02 Average Progress 8 score
School name Hadleigh High School
Address Highlands Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5HU
Pupils 763 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name Claydon High School
Address Church Lane, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0EG
Pupils 774 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name Howden School
Address Derwent Road, Howden, Goole, DN14 7AL
Pupils 698 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.22 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Lenham School
Address Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL
Pupils 779 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
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Address Lime Avenue, Westergate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 3UE
Pupils 654 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.27 Average Progress 8 score
School name Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Address Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury School, Kingsbury, Staffordshire, B78 2LF
Pupils 705 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.33 Below average Progress 8 score
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