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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 650.0 573 - 723
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 10.8% 6.8% - 14.8%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.8% 0% - 6.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language 6.2% 2.2% - 10.2%
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
Somervale Secondary School
Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2JD
713 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.28
Above average
Progress 8 score
Thomas Keble School
Eastcombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7DY
672 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Albany Academy
Bolton Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3AY
723 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.04
Average
Progress 8 score
Vale of York Academy
Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton Without, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 6ZS
684 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 November 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.10
Average
Progress 8 score
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RF
659 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.17
Progress 8 score
Ludlow Church of England School
Bromfield Road, Burway, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1GJ
584 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.31
Below average
Progress 8 score
Middlewich High School
King Edward Street, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9BU
713 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.54
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Theale Green School
Church Street, Reading, RG7 5DA
723 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.70
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Walkwood Church of England Middle School index school
Feckenham Road, Headless Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5AQ
650 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
-2.53
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Watt Close, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 7DH
669 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
1.03
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Selwood Academy
Berkley Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2EF
607 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
-1.27
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PF
595 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
-2.23
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Ferndown Middle School
Peter Grant Way, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9UP
595 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
-0.77
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Woodland Middle School Academy
Malham Close, Flitwick, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 1NP
708 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 May 2023
-4.73
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Linslade School
Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2PA
573 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2022
0.57
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Somervale Secondary School
Address Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2JD
Pupils 713 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.28 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Thomas Keble School
Address Eastcombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7DY
Pupils 672 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Albany Academy
Address Bolton Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3AY
Pupils 723 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.04 Average Progress 8 score
School name Vale of York Academy
Address Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton Without, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 6ZS
Pupils 684 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.10 Average Progress 8 score
School name Bury St Edmunds County High School
Address Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RF
Pupils 659 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.17 Progress 8 score
School name Ludlow Church of England School
Address Bromfield Road, Burway, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1GJ
Pupils 584 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
-0.31 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Middlewich High School
Address King Edward Street, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9BU
Pupils 713 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.54 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Theale Green School
Address Church Street, Reading, RG7 5DA
Pupils 723 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.70 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Walkwood Church of England Middle School index school
Address Feckenham Road, Headless Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5AQ
Pupils 650 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.53 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Address Watt Close, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 7DH
Pupils 669 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
1.03 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Selwood Academy
Address Berkley Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2EF
Pupils 607 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-1.27 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Brooklands Middle School
Address Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PF
Pupils 595 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.23 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Ferndown Middle School
Address Peter Grant Way, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9UP
Pupils 595 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-0.77 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Woodland Middle School Academy
Address Malham Close, Flitwick, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 1NP
Pupils 708 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-4.73 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Linslade School
Address Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2PA
Pupils 573 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
0.57 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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