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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 1346.0 1231 - 1461
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Conurbation Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 24.1% 19.1% - 29.1%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.8% 0% - 6.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language 8.1% 3.1% - 13.1%
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

For information on centrally negotiated deals for facilities management and estates, visit deals for schools

Occupation total

More about occupation total
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

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
The Sutton Academy
Elton Head Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU
1414 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.08
Average
Progress 8 score
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
1338 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.09
Average
Progress 8 score
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB
1438 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Beckfoot Thornton
Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 3BH
1344 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.22
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
Leeds West Academy
Intake Lane, Rodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 1DQ
1407 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Park Hall Academy
Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9HF
1267 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.26
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Ravensbourne School
Hayes Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9EH
1433 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.29
Below average
Progress 8 score
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Turnsteads Avenue, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3AQ
1237 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.39
Below average
Progress 8 score
Middleton Technology School index school
Kenyon Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2GT
1346 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.40
Below average
Progress 8 score
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LX
1368 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.43
Below average
Progress 8 score
Outwood Academy Shafton
Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8RE
1367 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.61
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Reevy Road West, Buttershaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 3PX
1461 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 08 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.75
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Grace College
Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
1231 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.88
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Welling School
Elsa Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LB
1345 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.97
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Sutton Academy
Address Elton Head Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU
Pupils 1414 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.08 Average Progress 8 score
School name Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Address Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
Pupils 1338 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.09 Average Progress 8 score
School name Chesterfield High School
Address Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB
Pupils 1438 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
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Beckfoot Thornton
Address Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 3BH
Pupils 1344 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.22 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 Leeds West Academy
Address Intake Lane, Rodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 1DQ
Pupils 1407 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Park Hall Academy
Address Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9HF
Pupils 1267 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
-0.26 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Ravensbourne School
Address Hayes Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9EH
Pupils 1433 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.29 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Address Turnsteads Avenue, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3AQ
Pupils 1237 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
-0.39 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Middleton Technology School index school
Address Kenyon Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2GT
Pupils 1346 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.40 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Walsall Academy
Address Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LX
Pupils 1368 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.43 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Outwood Academy Shafton
Address Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8RE
Pupils 1367 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.61 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Address Reevy Road West, Buttershaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 3PX
Pupils 1461 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 08 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.75 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Grace College
Address Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Pupils 1231 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.88 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Welling School
Address Elsa Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LB
Pupils 1345 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.97 Well below average Progress 8 score
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