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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 654.0 525 - 780
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Conurbation Conurbation
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 31.3% 24.3% - 38.3%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.1% 0% - 8.1%
Pupils with English as an additional language 5.0% 0% - 12.0%
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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 Laurel Academy index school
Maple Road, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 9SD
 654 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.05
Average
Progress 8 score
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 6RR
 780 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.03
Average
Progress 8 score
The Oakwood Academy
Bewcastle Road, Warren Hill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9PJ
 734 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.24
Average
Progress 8 score
Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB
 684 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 26 January 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.33
Below average
Progress 8 score
David Nieper Academy
Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA
 765 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 September 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.34
Below average
Progress 8 score
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7QG
 714 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.38
Below average
Progress 8 score
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1LF
 760 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 July 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.39
Below average
Progress 8 score
Hetton Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
 634 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.41
Below average
Progress 8 score
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Station Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5ZR
 682 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 15 September 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.48
Below average
Progress 8 score
Turves Green Boys' School
Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BS
 525 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.50
Below average
Progress 8 score
Copley Academy
Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 3RR
 603 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.70
Well below average
Progress 8 score
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9BB
 541 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.70
Well below average
Progress 8 score
John Smeaton Academy
Barwick Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 8TA
 638 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.85
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Cumber Lane, Whiston, Liverpool, Merseyside, L35 2XG
 685 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.11
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Studio West
West Denton Way, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
 573 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.46
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Laurel Academy index school
Address Maple Road, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 9SD
Pupils 654 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.05 Average Progress 8 score
School name Prenton High School for Girls
Address Hesketh Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 6RR
Pupils 780 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.03 Average Progress 8 score
School name The Oakwood Academy
Address Bewcastle Road, Warren Hill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9PJ
Pupils 734 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
-0.24 Average Progress 8 score
School name Litherland High School
Address Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB
Pupils 684 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 26 January 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.33 Below average Progress 8 score
School name David Nieper Academy
Address Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA
Pupils 765 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.34 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Address Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7QG
Pupils 714 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
-0.38 Below average Progress 8 score
School name King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Address Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1LF
Pupils 760 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 July 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.39 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Hetton Academy
Address North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
Pupils 634 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
-0.41 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Address Station Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5ZR
Pupils 682 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 15 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.48 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Turves Green Boys' School
Address Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BS
Pupils 525 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
-0.50 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Copley Academy
Address Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 3RR
Pupils 603 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.70 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Address Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9BB
Pupils 541 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
-0.70 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name John Smeaton Academy
Address Barwick Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 8TA
Pupils 638 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
-0.85 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Address Cumber Lane, Whiston, Liverpool, Merseyside, L35 2XG
Pupils 685 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
-1.11 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Studio West
Address West Denton Way, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
Pupils 573 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.46 Progress 8 score
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