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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 1484.0 1265 - 1710
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Conurbation Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 16.6% 13.6% - 19.6%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.2% 0% - 5.2%
Pupils with English as an additional language 8.4% 5.4% - 11.4%
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
The Charter School North Dulwich
Red Post Hill, London, SE24 9JH
1289 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.83
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Bruntcliffe Academy
Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0LZ
1273 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.66
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Hazel Grove High School
Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 5JX
1360 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 January 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.22
Above average
Progress 8 score
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4BQ
1467 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR
1676 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
Longdean School
Rumballs Rd, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8JB
1405 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 November 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.08
Average
Progress 8 score
Aldridge School - A Science College
Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0BG
1604 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 May 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
1484 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.12
Average
Progress 8 score
Fairfax
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT
1570 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Wardle Academy
Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 9RD
1296 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.20
Below average
Progress 8 score
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0QA
1328 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.23
Below average
Progress 8 score
Harton Academy
Lisle Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 6DL
1631 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.26
Below average
Progress 8 score
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7LF
1615 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.57
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Co-op Academy Walkden
Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7JB
1503 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.57
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9PA
1471 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 28 April 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.81
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Charter School North Dulwich
Address Red Post Hill, London, SE24 9JH
Pupils 1289 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.83 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Bruntcliffe Academy
Address Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0LZ
Pupils 1273 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.66 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Hazel Grove High School
Address Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 5JX
Pupils 1360 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 January 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.22 Above average Progress 8 score
School name St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Address Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4BQ
Pupils 1467 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Whickham School
Address Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR
Pupils 1676 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name Longdean School
Address Rumballs Rd, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8JB
Pupils 1405 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.08 Average Progress 8 score
School name Aldridge School - A Science College
Address Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0BG
Pupils 1604 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 May 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 1484 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 Fairfax
Address Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT
Pupils 1570 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Wardle Academy
Address Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 9RD
Pupils 1296 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
-0.20 Below average Progress 8 score
School name St Wilfrid's RC College
Address Temple Park Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0QA
Pupils 1328 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
-0.23 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Harton Academy
Address Lisle Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 6DL
Pupils 1631 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.26 Below average Progress 8 score
School name St John Plessington Catholic College
Address Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7LF
Pupils 1615 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
-0.57 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Co-op Academy Walkden
Address Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7JB
Pupils 1503 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
-0.57 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Shire Oak Academy
Address Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9PA
Pupils 1471 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 28 April 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.81 Well below average Progress 8 score
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