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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 1339.0 1208 - 1479
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 11.0% 7.0% - 15.0%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.5% 0% - 6.5%
Pupils with English as an additional language 16.4% 12.4% - 20.4%
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

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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 2022 - 2023, academies from 2022 / 2023
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DB
1419 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.85
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL
1479 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.85
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Higham Lane School
Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0BJ
1418 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.56
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Guildford County School
Farnham Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4LU
1208 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.53
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Southend High School for Girls
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ
1245 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 09 December 2011
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.49
Above average
Progress 8 score
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BW
1242 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 April 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.35
Above average
Progress 8 score
Carmel College
The Headlands, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8RW
1359 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 November 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.34
Above average
Progress 8 score
St Gregory's Catholic School index school
Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XL
1339 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.25
Above average
Progress 8 score
Nene Park Academy
Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 7EA
1375 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
All Hallows Catholic College
Brooklands Avenue, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8LB
1235 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.14
Average
Progress 8 score
The Commonweal School
The Mall, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JE
1392 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
The Cooper School
Churchill Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RS
1296 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.20
Average
Progress 8 score
Queensbury Academy
Langdale Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3BU
1238 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.28
Below average
Progress 8 score
Wigston Academy
Station Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DT
1311 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.49
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ
1359 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 November 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.57
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name St Albans Girls' School
Address Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DB
Pupils 1419 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.85 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Address Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL
Pupils 1479 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.85 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Higham Lane School
Address Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0BJ
Pupils 1418 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.56 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Guildford County School
Address Farnham Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4LU
Pupils 1208 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.53 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Southend High School for Girls
Address Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ
Pupils 1245 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 09 December 2011
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.49 Above average Progress 8 score
School name St Thomas More High School
Address Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BW
Pupils 1242 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 April 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.35 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Carmel College
Address The Headlands, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8RW
Pupils 1359 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 November 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.34 Above average Progress 8 score
School name St Gregory's Catholic School index school
Address Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XL
Pupils 1339 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
0.25 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Nene Park Academy
Address Oundle Road, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 7EA
Pupils 1375 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name All Hallows Catholic College
Address Brooklands Avenue, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8LB
Pupils 1235 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.14 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Commonweal School
Address The Mall, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JE
Pupils 1392 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Cooper School
Address Churchill Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RS
Pupils 1296 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.20 Average Progress 8 score
School name Queensbury Academy
Address Langdale Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3BU
Pupils 1238 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
-0.28 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Wigston Academy
Address Station Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DT
Pupils 1311 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.49 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Maplesden Noakes School
Address Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ
Pupils 1359 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
-0.57 Well below average Progress 8 score
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