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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 266.0 188 - 362
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Town and fringe, Urban and city, Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 42.9% 22.9% - 62.9%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.9% 0% - 11.9%
Pupils with English as an additional language 3.0% 0% - 18.0%
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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These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.
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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
Charles Read Academy
Bourne Road, Corby Glen, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NT
272 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.62
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Swanage School
High Street, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2PH
335 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.02
Average
Progress 8 score
Scarborough University Technical College
Ashburn Road, Scarborough, YO11 2JW
190 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.26
Progress 8 score
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
100- 102 Broadway, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 2UW
337 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.57
Progress 8 score
St Boniface's RC College
21 Boniface Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3AG
350 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.63
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio index school
Police Street, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 1AF
266 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.90
Progress 8 score
SGS Forest High School
Causeway Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, GL14 2AZ
281 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 05 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.92
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
Carlton Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6TA
251 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.05
Progress 8 score
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
295 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 April 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.21
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Walsall Studio School
14a Lower Hall Lane, The Goldmine Centre, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1RL
188 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 September 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.21
Progress 8 score
Set Beccles School
Castle Hill, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7BQ
288 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 May 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.68
Well below average
Progress 8 score
UTC Warrington
Dallam Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 7NG
249 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.70
Progress 8 score
North East Futures UTC
Stephenson Square, Stephenson Quarter, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 3AS
317 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.74
Progress 8 score
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
North Road, Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SW
352 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
-2.20
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
6 Dale View Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 4HN
362 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Charles Read Academy
Address Bourne Road, Corby Glen, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NT
Pupils 272 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.62 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Swanage School
Address High Street, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2PH
Pupils 335 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.02 Average Progress 8 score
School name Scarborough University Technical College
Address Ashburn Road, Scarborough, YO11 2JW
Pupils 190 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
-0.26 Progress 8 score
School name AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
Address 100- 102 Broadway, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 2UW
Pupils 337 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.57 Progress 8 score
School name St Boniface's RC College
Address 21 Boniface Lane, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3AG
Pupils 350 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
-0.63 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio index school
Address Police Street, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 1AF
Pupils 266 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.90 Progress 8 score
School name SGS Forest High School
Address Causeway Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, GL14 2AZ
Pupils 281 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 05 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.92 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire
Address Carlton Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 6TA
Pupils 251 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.05 Progress 8 score
School name Kidsgrove Secondary School
Address Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
Pupils 295 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
-1.21 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Walsall Studio School
Address 14a Lower Hall Lane, The Goldmine Centre, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1RL
Pupils 188 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 September 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.21 Progress 8 score
School name Set Beccles School
Address Castle Hill, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7BQ
Pupils 288 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 May 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.68 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name UTC Warrington
Address Dallam Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 7NG
Pupils 249 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.70 Progress 8 score
School name North East Futures UTC
Address Stephenson Square, Stephenson Quarter, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 3AS
Pupils 317 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.74 Progress 8 score
School name Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Address North Road, Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SW
Pupils 352 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.20 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Address 6 Dale View Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 4HN
Pupils 362 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
N/A Progress 8 score
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