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Comparing  to schools matching your chosen characteristics.
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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 394 344 - 444
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 21.3% 13.3% - 29.3%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 1.8% 0% - 9.8%
Pupils with English as an additional language 2% 0% - 10%
Within your local authority - No
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2021 - 2022, academies from 2021 / 2022

Total expenditure

Staff total

Premises total

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Occupation total

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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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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 2021 - 2022, academies from 2021 / 2022
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Palace Fields, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6AF
444 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.36
Above average
Progress 8 score
Lincoln UTC
Lindum Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1PF
351 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 June 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.14
Progress 8 score
The Skipton Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UQ
381 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.49
Below average
Progress 8 score
The Sele School
Welwyn Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2DG
427 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.55
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Leek High School
Springfield Road, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6EU
344 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.56
Progress 8 score
The Academy, Selsey
School Lane, Selsey, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 9EH
444 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.57
Well below average
Progress 8 score
UTC South Durham
Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6AP
408 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 January 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.15
Progress 8 score
Highfield Middle School index school
Highfield Lane, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6EY
394 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
James Bateman Middle School
Park Lane, Knypersley, Biddulph, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, ST8 7AT
398 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Merstham Park School
Taynton Drive, Redhill, RH1 3PU
382 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Suthers School
Cross Lane, Fernwood, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 3NH
412 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Scott Medical and Healthcare College
Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BD
369 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Westley Middle School
Oliver Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3JB
432 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 December 2016
-2.33
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School
Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF
436 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 May 2022
-2.20
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Tendring Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6RN
440 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Address Palace Fields, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6AF
Pupils 444 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
0.36 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Lincoln UTC
Address Lindum Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1PF
Pupils 351 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.14 Progress 8 score
School name The Skipton Academy
Address Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UQ
Pupils 381 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.49 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The Sele School
Address Welwyn Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2DG
Pupils 427 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.55 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Leek High School
Address Springfield Road, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6EU
Pupils 344 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.56 Progress 8 score
School name The Academy, Selsey
Address School Lane, Selsey, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 9EH
Pupils 444 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
-0.57 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name UTC South Durham
Address Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6AP
Pupils 408 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.15 Progress 8 score
School name Highfield Middle School index school
Address Highfield Lane, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6EY
Pupils 394 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
N/A Progress 8 score
School name James Bateman Middle School
Address Park Lane, Knypersley, Biddulph, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, ST8 7AT
Pupils 398 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
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Merstham Park School
Address Taynton Drive, Redhill, RH1 3PU
Pupils 382 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
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Suthers School
Address Cross Lane, Fernwood, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 3NH
Pupils 412 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Scott Medical and Healthcare College
Address Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BD
Pupils 369 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Westley Middle School
Address Oliver Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3JB
Pupils 432 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 13 December 2016
Key stage 2 progress
-2.33 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School
Address Howe Lane, Verwood, BH31 6JF
Pupils 436 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-2.20 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Address Tendring Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6RN
Pupils 440 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
N/A Progress 8 score
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