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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 1535.0 1401 - 1682
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 9.0% 7.0% - 11.0%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.6% 0.6% - 4.6%
Pupils with English as an additional language 3.3% 1.3% - 5.3%
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

Total expenditure

Staff total

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

More about special facilities total

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
The Fallibroome Academy
Priory Lane, Upton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4AF
1564 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.45
Above average
Progress 8 score
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
0.43
Above average
Progress 8 score
Ely College
Downham Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2SH
1556 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 June 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.39
Above average
Progress 8 score
Thomas Gainsborough School
Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH
1576 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.28
Above average
Progress 8 score
Vandyke Upper 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
0.20
Progress 8 score
The King Edward VI School
Cottingwood Lane, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1DN
1426 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.16
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
Alsager School
Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire, ST7 2HR
1568 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 January 2023
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
0.00
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
0.00
Average
Progress 8 score
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College, Well Lane, Willerby, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU10 6HB
1518 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.14
Average
Progress 8 score
Plymstock School
Church Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9AZ
1682 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
Ponteland High School
The Crescent, Callerton Lane, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9EG
1584 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
Shenfield High School index school
Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8RY
1535 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 November 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Ashby School
Nottingham Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DT
1623 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.50
Below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Fallibroome Academy
Address Priory Lane, Upton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4AF
Pupils 1564 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.45 Above average Progress 8 score
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
0.43 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Ely College
Address Downham Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2SH
Pupils 1556 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.39 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Thomas Gainsborough School
Address Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH
Pupils 1576 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.28 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Vandyke Upper 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
0.20 Progress 8 score
School name The King Edward VI School
Address Cottingwood Lane, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1DN
Pupils 1426 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.16 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 Alsager School
Address Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire, ST7 2HR
Pupils 1568 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 January 2023
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
0.00 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
0.00 Average Progress 8 score
School name Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Address Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College, Well Lane, Willerby, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU10 6HB
Pupils 1518 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.14 Average Progress 8 score
School name Plymstock School
Address Church Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9AZ
Pupils 1682 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 April 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name Ponteland High School
Address The Crescent, Callerton Lane, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9EG
Pupils 1584 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name Shenfield High School index school
Address Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8RY
Pupils 1535 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 November 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Ashby School
Address Nottingham Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1DT
Pupils 1623 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating Not rated ofsted rating
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.50 Below average Progress 8 score
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