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Characteristic	Default school value	Comparison criteria
Finance type	Academy	Academies
Number of pupils	303.0	262 - 342
School phase	Primary	Primary
Urban / rural location	Urban and city	Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals	5.6%	3.6% - 7.6%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans	1.8%	0% - 3.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language	2.9%	0.9% - 4.9%
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

School	Pupils	Phase of education	Ofsted rating	Key stage 2 progress	Progress 8
Chandlers Ridge Academy Chandlers Ridge, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS7 0JL	352	Primary	2 Good Inspected 06 April 2022	3.27 Well above average	N/A
Disley Primary School Disley Primary School, Dane Bank Drive, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 2BD	284	Primary	Not rated	2.27 Above average	N/A
Hockley Primary School Chevening Gardens, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4UR	339	Primary	1 Outstanding Inspected 15 September 2021	1.27 Average	N/A
Townlands Church of England Primary School Meadow Court Road, Earl Shilton, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 7FF	334	Primary	2 Good Inspected 22 March 2023	0.47 Average	N/A
Willaston Primary Academy Derwent Close, Willaston, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6QQ	264	Primary	2 Good Inspected 19 July 2023	0.37 Average	N/A
Rainford CofE Primary School Cross Pit Lane, Rainford, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 8AJ	263	Primary	2 Good Inspected 28 September 2023	-0.27 Average	N/A
Gunton Primary Academy Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4LX	330	Primary	2 Good Inspected 04 July 2018	-1.47 Average	N/A
Walton Primary Academy The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6LD	340	Primary	2 Good Inspected 11 May 2022	-1.63 Average	N/A
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 4EG	342	Primary	3 Requires improvement Inspected 29 June 2022	-2.47 Below average	N/A
St John the Evangelist Church School Fosseway, Clevedon, Somerset, BS21 5EL	272	Primary	2 Good Inspected 09 May 2019	-3.47 Well below average	N/A
The Firs Lower School Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2QR	340	Primary	2 Good Inspected 09 March 2023	N/A	N/A
Merley First School Oakley Straight, Merley, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1SD	302	Primary	2 Good Inspected 30 November 2023	N/A	N/A
Springdale First School Springdale Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 9BW	302	Primary	Not rated	N/A	N/A
Verwood Church of England First School Howe Lane, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6JF	310	Primary	2 Good Inspected 27 September 2023	N/A	N/A
Picknalls First School Oldfields Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 7QL	288	Primary	2 Good Inspected 29 January 2020	N/A	N/A

School name	Chandlers Ridge Academy
Address	Chandlers Ridge, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS7 0JL
Pupils	352
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 06 April 2022
Key stage 2 progress	3.27 Well above average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Disley Primary School
Address	Disley Primary School, Dane Bank Drive, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 2BD
Pupils	284
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	Not rated
Key stage 2 progress	2.27 Above average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Hockley Primary School
Address	Chevening Gardens, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4UR
Pupils	339
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	1 Outstanding Inspected 15 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress	1.27 Average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Townlands Church of England Primary School
Address	Meadow Court Road, Earl Shilton, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 7FF
Pupils	334
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress	0.47 Average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Willaston Primary Academy
Address	Derwent Close, Willaston, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6QQ
Pupils	264
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 19 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress	0.37 Average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Rainford CofE Primary School
Address	Cross Pit Lane, Rainford, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 8AJ
Pupils	263
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 28 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress	-0.27 Average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Gunton Primary Academy
Address	Gainsborough Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4LX
Pupils	330
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 04 July 2018
Key stage 2 progress	-1.47 Average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Walton Primary Academy
Address	The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6LD
Pupils	340
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 11 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress	-1.63 Average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
Address	Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 4EG
Pupils	342
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	3 Requires improvement Inspected 29 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress	-2.47 Below average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	St John the Evangelist Church School
Address	Fosseway, Clevedon, Somerset, BS21 5EL
Pupils	272
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 09 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress	-3.47 Well below average
Progress 8	N/A
School name	The Firs Lower School
Address	Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2QR
Pupils	340
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 09 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress	N/A
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Merley First School
Address	Oakley Straight, Merley, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1SD
Pupils	302
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 30 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress	N/A
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Springdale First School
Address	Springdale Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 9BW
Pupils	302
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	Not rated
Key stage 2 progress	N/A
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Verwood Church of England First School
Address	Howe Lane, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6JF
Pupils	310
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 27 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress	N/A
Progress 8	N/A
School name	Picknalls First School
Address	Oldfields Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 7QL
Pupils	288
Phase of education	Primary
Ofsted rating	2 Good Inspected 29 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress	N/A
Progress 8	N/A

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