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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 1024.0 869 - 1176
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 9.5% 5.5% - 13.5%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 2.3% 0% - 6.3%
Pupils with English as an additional language 25.2% 21.2% - 29.2%
Within your local authority - No
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  • 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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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
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Birdwood Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3TD
 912 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 03 October 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.92
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Woods Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8NL
 943 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 07 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.80
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Loreto College
Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3RQ
 962 pupils Secondary phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2013
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.78
Well above average
Progress 8 score
St Benedict's Catholic School
Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RH
 950 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.50
Well above average
Progress 8 score
The De Montfort School
Four Pools Road, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 1DQ
 883 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2023
-1.73
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
0.43
Above average
Progress 8 score
Montpelier High School
Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RD
 931 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 24 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.41
Above average
Progress 8 score
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
 1176 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.41
Above average
Progress 8 score
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Broomhill Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 6BW
 1113 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.34
Above average
Progress 8 score
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Addison Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9DG
 869 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.34
Above average
Progress 8 score
Putteridge High School
Putteridge Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8HJ
 1134 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 June 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.25
Above average
Progress 8 score
Jane Austen College
46-48 Colegate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1DD
 1066 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.23
Above average
Progress 8 score
St Augustine's Catholic College
Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EN
 946 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.23
Above average
Progress 8 score
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Tripton Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6AA
 1044 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.05
Average
Progress 8 score
St John Fisher Catholic College
Ashfields New Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2SJ
 1121 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.68
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Birches Head Academy index school
Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DD
 1024 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.87
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name St Bede's Inter-Church School
Address Birdwood Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3TD
Pupils 912 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 03 October 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.92 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Address Woods Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8NL
Pupils 943 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 07 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.80 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Loreto College
Address Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3RQ
Pupils 962 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2013
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.78 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name St Benedict's Catholic School
Address Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RH
Pupils 950 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 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name The De Montfort School
Address Four Pools Road, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 1DQ
Pupils 883 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-1.73 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.43 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Montpelier High School
Address Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RD
Pupils 931 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 24 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.41 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Address College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
Pupils 1176 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
0.41 Above average Progress 8 score
School name All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Address Broomhill Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 6BW
Pupils 1113 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.34 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Address Addison Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9DG
Pupils 869 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.34 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Putteridge High School
Address Putteridge Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8HJ
Pupils 1134 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.25 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Jane Austen College
Address 46-48 Colegate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1DD
Pupils 1066 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.23 Above average Progress 8 score
School name St Augustine's Catholic College
Address Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EN
Pupils 946 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.23 Above average Progress 8 score
School name St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Address Tripton Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6AA
Pupils 1044 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 St John Fisher Catholic College
Address Ashfields New Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2SJ
Pupils 1121 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.68 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Birches Head Academy index school
Address Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DD
Pupils 1024 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
-0.87 Well below average Progress 8 score
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