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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 917.0 791 - 1046
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Conurbation Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 29.7% 24.7% - 34.7%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 4.1% 0% - 9.1%
Pupils with English as an additional language 11.6% 6.6% - 16.6%
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.
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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
Grace Academy Darlaston
Herberts Park Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8QJ
984 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 April 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
Unsworth Academy
Parr Lane, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 8LP
946 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 November 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.03
Average
Progress 8 score
Park Vale Academy
Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9AZ
879 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 16 July 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.11
Average
Progress 8 score
Greenwood Academy
Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 7NL
959 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.15
Average
Progress 8 score
Newfield Secondary School
Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 9JP
1046 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.17
Average
Progress 8 score
Barnsley Academy
Farm Road, Kendray, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 3DL
907 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands, DY6 8QG
1000 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.25
Below average
Progress 8 score
Stockport Academy
Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 0UP
988 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.37
Below average
Progress 8 score
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Moor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M23 9BP
1030 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.44
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Westleigh School index school
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5NL
917 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.75
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV12 4BD
909 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.82
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Chaucer School
Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 8NH
835 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.08
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Sherwoods Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L10 1LB
852 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.42
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Dean Trust Wigan
Greenhey, Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN5 0DQ
791 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.52
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Smith's Wood Academy
Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
899 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 08 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.83
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Grace Academy Darlaston
Address Herberts Park Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8QJ
Pupils 984 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
0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name Unsworth Academy
Address Parr Lane, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 8LP
Pupils 946 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.03 Average Progress 8 score
School name Park Vale Academy
Address Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9AZ
Pupils 879 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 16 July 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.11 Average Progress 8 score
School name Greenwood Academy
Address Farnborough Road, Castle Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 7NL
Pupils 959 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
-0.15 Average Progress 8 score
School name Newfield Secondary School
Address Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 9JP
Pupils 1046 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.17 Average Progress 8 score
School name Barnsley Academy
Address Farm Road, Kendray, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 3DL
Pupils 907 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Crestwood School
Address Bromley Lane, Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands, DY6 8QG
Pupils 1000 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.25 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Stockport Academy
Address Heathbank Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 0UP
Pupils 988 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.37 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Dixons Brooklands Academy
Address Moor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M23 9BP
Pupils 1030 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
-0.44 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Westleigh School index school
Address Westleigh Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5NL
Pupils 917 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
-0.75 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Address Furzebank Way, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV12 4BD
Pupils 909 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 14 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.82 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Chaucer School
Address Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 8NH
Pupils 835 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.08 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Address Sherwoods Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L10 1LB
Pupils 852 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
-1.42 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Dean Trust Wigan
Address Greenhey, Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN5 0DQ
Pupils 791 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.52 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Smith's Wood Academy
Address Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
Pupils 899 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 08 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.83 Well below average Progress 8 score
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