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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 994.0 862 - 1146
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 15.7% 6.7% - 24.7%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.2% 0% - 11.2%
Pupils with English as an additional language 44.7% 35.7% - 53.7%
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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  • interest received

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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
  • school trips
  • residential special schools
  • any community-focused expenditure
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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 Totteridge Academy
Barnet Lane, Barnet, London, N20 8AZ
 899 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.88
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Baylis Court School
Gloucester Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3AH
 921 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.36
Above average
Progress 8 score
Stoke Park School
Dane Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 4JW
 1035 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.26
Above average
Progress 8 score
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL
 892 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.21
Average
Progress 8 score
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spencefield Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6HN
 1130 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.19
Average
Progress 8 score
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL
 930 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
Ditton Park Academy
Kings Reach, Slough, SL3 7UX
 1131 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.05
Average
Progress 8 score
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Longton Hall Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ
 1146 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT
 872 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.23
Average
Progress 8 score
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
 864 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.27
Below average
Progress 8 score
The WREN School index school
61-63 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BB
 994 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 June 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.30
Below average
Progress 8 score
Stopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7UX
 1048 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.41
Below average
Progress 8 score
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EX
 1037 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.71
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH
 862 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.82
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Beechwood School
Long Readings Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 1QE
 870 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.90
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Totteridge Academy
Address Barnet Lane, Barnet, London, N20 8AZ
Pupils 899 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.88 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Baylis Court School
Address Gloucester Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3AH
Pupils 921 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.36 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Stoke Park School
Address Dane Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 4JW
Pupils 1035 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.26 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Address 81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL
Pupils 892 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.21 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Address Spencefield Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 6HN
Pupils 1130 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.19 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Thomas More Catholic School
Address Tyne Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL
Pupils 930 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name Ditton Park Academy
Address Kings Reach, Slough, SL3 7UX
Pupils 1131 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.05 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Address Longton Hall Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ
Pupils 1146 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Thomas Becket Catholic School
Address Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT
Pupils 872 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.23 Average Progress 8 score
School name Lawn Manor Academy
Address Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
Pupils 864 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.27 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The WREN School index school
Address 61-63 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BB
Pupils 994 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 June 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.30 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Stopsley High School
Address St Thomas's Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7UX
Pupils 1048 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.41 Below average Progress 8 score
School name King's Academy Prospect
Address Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EX
Pupils 1037 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.71 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Address Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH
Pupils 862 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
-0.82 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Beechwood School
Address Long Readings Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 1QE
Pupils 870 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
-0.90 Well below average Progress 8 score
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