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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 1478.0 1398 - 1552
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 6.2% 4.2% - 8.2%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.8% 0% - 3.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language 6.0% 4.0% - 8.0%
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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Premises total

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Occupation total

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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

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This includes:

  • interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

  • interest received

Special facilities total

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  • 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

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  • 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
Hayesfield Girls School
Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3LA
 1461 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.96
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Middlewich Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3NT
 1398 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.43
Above average
Progress 8 score
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
York Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2DJ
 1417 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.37
Above average
Progress 8 score
Hillview School for Girls
Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
 1496 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.34
Above average
Progress 8 score
Howard of Effingham School
Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5JR
 1521 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.30
Above average
Progress 8 score
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Westgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HP
 1552 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.22
Above average
Progress 8 score
Egglescliffe School
Urlay Nook Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA
 1525 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.21
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
Hardenhuish School
Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RJ
 1531 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.20
Above average
Progress 8 score
The Ashcombe School index school
Ashcombe Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1LY
 1478 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8PT
 1398 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
The Petersfield School
Cranford Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3LU
 1400 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 November 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Leventhorpe
Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9BY
 1478 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 13 January 2012
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.00
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
Comparison schools
School name Hayesfield Girls School
Address Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3LA
Pupils 1461 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
0.96 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Address Middlewich Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3NT
Pupils 1398 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.43 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Address York Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2DJ
Pupils 1417 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.37 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Hillview School for Girls
Address Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
Pupils 1496 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.34 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Howard of Effingham School
Address Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5JR
Pupils 1521 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.30 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Address Westgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HP
Pupils 1552 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.22 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Egglescliffe School
Address Urlay Nook Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA
Pupils 1525 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
0.21 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 Hardenhuish School
Address Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RJ
Pupils 1531 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.20 Above average Progress 8 score
School name The Ashcombe School index school
Address Ashcombe Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1LY
Pupils 1478 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Address Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8PT
Pupils 1398 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Petersfield School
Address Cranford Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3LU
Pupils 1400 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 November 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Leventhorpe
Address Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9BY
Pupils 1478 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 13 January 2012
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.00 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
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