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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 904.0 819 - 1044
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 25.9% 22.9% - 28.9%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 3.8% 0.8% - 6.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language 6.2% 3.2% - 9.2%
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
  • school trips
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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
Chesterton Community Sports College
Castle Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 7LP
 883 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.01
Average
Progress 8 score
Kingsdown School
Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH
 942 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.03
Average
Progress 8 score
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0UQ
 866 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.06
Average
Progress 8 score
Longfield Academy
Longfield Road, Darlington, DL3 0HT
 819 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 06 April 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.09
Average
Progress 8 score
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE
 918 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Darwen Vale High 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
Ridgeway Academy index school
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
Oakmoor School
Budds Lane, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 0JB
 830 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.36
Below average
Progress 8 score
Shirebrook Academy
Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8QF
 841 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 07 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.44
Below average
Progress 8 score
Oasis Academy John Williams
Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9BU
 867 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.54
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
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE
 888 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.73
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Pyrland School
Cheddon Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7QP
 872 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.01
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Bridgemary School
Wych Lane, Bridgemary, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0JN
 823 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 07 December 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.05
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Chesterton Community Sports College
Address Castle Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 7LP
Pupils 883 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.01 Average Progress 8 score
School name Kingsdown School
Address Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN2 7SH
Pupils 942 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
-0.03 Average Progress 8 score
School name East Point Academy
Address Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0UQ
Pupils 866 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.06 Average Progress 8 score
School name Longfield Academy
Address Longfield Road, Darlington, DL3 0HT
Pupils 819 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 06 April 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.09 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Address Westway, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE
Pupils 918 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Darwen Vale High 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 Ridgeway Academy index school
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 Oakmoor School
Address Budds Lane, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 0JB
Pupils 830 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
-0.36 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Shirebrook Academy
Address Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8QF
Pupils 841 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 07 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.44 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Oasis Academy John Williams
Address Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9BU
Pupils 867 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.54 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 Walderslade Girls' School
Address Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE
Pupils 888 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.73 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Pyrland School
Address Cheddon Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7QP
Pupils 872 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.01 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Bridgemary School
Address Wych Lane, Bridgemary, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0JN
Pupils 823 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 07 December 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.05 Well below average Progress 8 score
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