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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 1373.0 1225 - 1535
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 8.4% 6.4% - 10.4%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 3.6% 1.6% - 5.6%
Pupils with English as an additional language 5.1% 3.1% - 7.1%
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

More about occupation total
These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.
For information on centrally negotiated deals for energy and utilities, visit deals for schools

Supplies and services total

Interest charges for loans and banking

More about interest charges for loans and banking

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
Wellsway School
Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH
1326 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 June 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.52
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Christleton High School
Village Road, Christleton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 7AD
1393 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.46
Above average
Progress 8 score
The Blue School
Kennion Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2NR
1464 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.27
Above average
Progress 8 score
Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DY
1503 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 May 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.20
Progress 8 score
Hele's School
Seymour Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4LT
1341 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Wood Green School
Woodstock Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX
1225 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
The Chase
Geraldine Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3NZ
1370 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.06
Average
Progress 8 score
Tytherington School index school
Manchester Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2EE
1373 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 April 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.02
Average
Progress 8 score
Sandbach School
Crewe Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3NS
1504 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.03
Average
Progress 8 score
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0FP
1426 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 06 February 2014
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.04
Average
Progress 8 score
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AY
1272 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.10
Average
Progress 8 score
The Sandon School
Molrams Lane, Sandon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7AQ
1280 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.14
Average
Progress 8 score
Hounsdown School
Jacobs Gutter Lane, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9FT
1296 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.16
Average
Progress 8 score
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1WY
1343 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Shenfield High School
Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8RY
1535 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 November 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Wellsway School
Address Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH
Pupils 1326 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.52 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Christleton High School
Address Village Road, Christleton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 7AD
Pupils 1393 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.46 Above average Progress 8 score
School name The Blue School
Address Kennion Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2NR
Pupils 1464 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
0.27 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Vandyke Upper School
Address Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DY
Pupils 1503 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 May 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.20 Progress 8 score
School name Hele's School
Address Seymour Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4LT
Pupils 1341 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
0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Wood Green School
Address Woodstock Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX
Pupils 1225 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Chase
Address Geraldine Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3NZ
Pupils 1370 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.06 Average Progress 8 score
School name Tytherington School index school
Address Manchester Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2EE
Pupils 1373 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 April 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.02 Average Progress 8 score
School name Sandbach School
Address Crewe Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3NS
Pupils 1504 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
-0.03 Average Progress 8 score
School name Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Address Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0FP
Pupils 1426 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 06 February 2014
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.04 Average Progress 8 score
School name Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Address Queen's Road West, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AY
Pupils 1272 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.10 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Sandon School
Address Molrams Lane, Sandon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7AQ
Pupils 1280 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.14 Average Progress 8 score
School name Hounsdown School
Address Jacobs Gutter Lane, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9FT
Pupils 1296 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
-0.16 Average Progress 8 score
School name Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Address Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1WY
Pupils 1343 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Shenfield High School
Address Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8RY
Pupils 1535 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
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
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