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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 1437 1234 - 1623
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Conurbation Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 21.2% 17.2% - 25.2%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2% 0% - 6%
Pupils with English as an additional language 7.7% 3.7% - 11.7%
Within your local authority - No
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2021 - 2022, academies from 2021 / 2022

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

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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 2021 - 2022, academies from 2021 / 2022
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7LF
1623 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.43
Above average
Progress 8 score
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6RZ
1515 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 January 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.30
Above average
Progress 8 score
Carlton Academy
Coningswath Road, Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 3SH
1245 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 May 2017
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.10
Average
Progress 8 score
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0QA
1312 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.06
Average
Progress 8 score
Woodcote High School
Meadow Rise, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2EH
1234 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 March 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.03
Average
Progress 8 score
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB
1375 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 April 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.04
Average
Progress 8 score
Bishop Justus CofE School
Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8HZ
1350 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.09
Average
Progress 8 score
Wardle Academy
Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 9RD
1247 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Forge Valley School index school
Wood Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 5HG
1437 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.12
Average
Progress 8 score
Hope Academy
Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 0AQ
1333 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 29 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.35
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9EZ
1465 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.40
Below average
Progress 8 score
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
1344 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 June 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.51
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Welling School
Elsa Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LB
1539 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.56
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Co-op Academy Walkden
Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7JB
1487 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Temple Moor High School
Field End Grove, Selby Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 0PT
1285 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name St John Plessington Catholic College
Address Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7LF
Pupils 1623 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.43 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Address Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6RZ
Pupils 1515 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 15 January 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.30 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Carlton Academy
Address Coningswath Road, Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 3SH
Pupils 1245 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 May 2017
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.10 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Wilfrid's RC College
Address Temple Park Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0QA
Pupils 1312 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.06 Average Progress 8 score
School name Woodcote High School
Address Meadow Rise, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2EH
Pupils 1234 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 March 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.03 Average Progress 8 score
School name Chesterfield High School
Address Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB
Pupils 1375 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 April 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.04 Average Progress 8 score
School name Bishop Justus CofE School
Address Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8HZ
Pupils 1350 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.09 Average Progress 8 score
School name Wardle Academy
Address Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 9RD
Pupils 1247 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Forge Valley School index school
Address Wood Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 5HG
Pupils 1437 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.12 Average Progress 8 score
School name Hope Academy
Address Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 0AQ
Pupils 1333 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 29 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.35 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Mirfield Free Grammar
Address Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9EZ
Pupils 1465 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.40 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Address Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
Pupils 1344 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.51 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Welling School
Address Elsa Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LB
Pupils 1539 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.56 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Co-op Academy Walkden
Address Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7JB
Pupils 1487 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
School name Temple Moor High School
Address Field End Grove, Selby Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 0PT
Pupils 1285 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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