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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 1044.0 904 - 1202
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 28.8% 24.8% - 32.8%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.1% 0% - 5.1%
Pupils with English as an additional language 6.2% 2.2% - 10.2%
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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  • 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

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  • staff teaching in the special facility
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  • 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
Carleton High School
Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NW
 1025 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 July 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.61
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2RL
 1111 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.06
Average
Progress 8 score
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7HU
 948 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.12
Average
Progress 8 score
Darwen Vale High School index school
Blackburn Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0AL
 1044 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 March 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
Samworth Church Academy
Sherwood Hall Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 2DY
 1036 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.26
Below average
Progress 8 score
Colne Park High School
Venables Avenue, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7DP
 1089 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.29
Below average
Progress 8 score
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 3JD
 1154 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.29
Below average
Progress 8 score
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5NX
 970 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.32
Below average
Progress 8 score
Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AF
 904 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.36
Below average
Progress 8 score
Passmores Academy
Tracyes Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6JH
 1202 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 May 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.53
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Montgomery Academy
All Hallows Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0AZ
 1168 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.58
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Hartshill Academy
Church Road, Hartshill, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0NA
 969 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.69
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Castle View School
Foksville Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 7FH
 968 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 06 December 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.75
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Winsford Academy
Grange Lane, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2BT
 1056 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.85
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Tothill Avenue, Netherfields, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 0RH
 923 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 06 July 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.14
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Carleton High School
Address Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NW
Pupils 1025 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 July 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.61 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The Charles Dickens School
Address Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2RL
Pupils 1111 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.06 Average Progress 8 score
School name Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Address Liverpool Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7HU
Pupils 948 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.12 Average Progress 8 score
School name Darwen Vale High School index school
Address Blackburn Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0AL
Pupils 1044 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 March 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name Samworth Church Academy
Address Sherwood Hall Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 2DY
Pupils 1036 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.26 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Colne Park High School
Address Venables Avenue, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7DP
Pupils 1089 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.29 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Address Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 3JD
Pupils 1154 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
-0.29 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The James Hornsby School
Address Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5NX
Pupils 970 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.32 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Ridgeway Academy
Address Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AF
Pupils 904 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.36 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Passmores Academy
Address Tracyes Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6JH
Pupils 1202 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 May 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.53 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Montgomery Academy
Address All Hallows Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0AZ
Pupils 1168 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.58 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Hartshill Academy
Address Church Road, Hartshill, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0NA
Pupils 969 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.69 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Castle View School
Address Foksville Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 7FH
Pupils 968 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 06 December 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.75 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Winsford Academy
Address Grange Lane, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2BT
Pupils 1056 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.85 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Outwood Academy Ormesby
Address Tothill Avenue, Netherfields, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 0RH
Pupils 923 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 06 July 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.14 Well below average Progress 8 score
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