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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 862.0 714 - 1033
School phase Secondary Secondary
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 23.3% 15.3% - 31.3%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 3.9% 0% - 11.9%
Pupils with English as an additional language 45.0% 37.0% - 53.0%
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
Barr's Hill School and Community College
Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4BU
928 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 September 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.80
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 7PY
795 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.61
Well above average
Progress 8 score
Baylis Court School
Gloucester Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3AH
921 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.36
Above average
Progress 8 score
City of Peterborough Academy
Reeves Way, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5LQ
845 pupils Secondary phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.26
Above average
Progress 8 score
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL
892 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.21
Average
Progress 8 score
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL
930 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.18
Average
Progress 8 score
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8PL
742 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
The City Academy Bristol
Russell Town Avenue, Bristol, Avon, BS5 9JH
1033 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 April 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
0.07
Average
Progress 8 score
Carlton Keighley
Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6EB
714 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 January 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.13
Average
Progress 8 score
Grace Academy Coventry
Wigston Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2RH
894 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 18 December 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.22
Average
Progress 8 score
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT
872 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.23
Average
Progress 8 score
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
864 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.27
Below average
Progress 8 score
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BB
994 pupils Secondary phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 June 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.30
Below average
Progress 8 score
Ark Charter Academy
Hyde Park Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 4HL
853 pupils Secondary phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 06 July 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.70
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy index school
Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH
862 pupils Secondary phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.82
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Barr's Hill School and Community College
Address Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4BU
Pupils 928 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 September 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.80 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Reading Girls' School
Address Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 7PY
Pupils 795 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.61 Well above average Progress 8 score
School name Baylis Court School
Address Gloucester Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3AH
Pupils 921 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.36 Above average Progress 8 score
School name City of Peterborough Academy
Address Reeves Way, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5LQ
Pupils 845 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 09 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.26 Above average Progress 8 score
School name Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Address 81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL
Pupils 892 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.21 Average Progress 8 score
School name St Thomas More Catholic School
Address Tyne Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL
Pupils 930 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.18 Average Progress 8 score
School name Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Address Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8PL
Pupils 742 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name The City Academy Bristol
Address Russell Town Avenue, Bristol, Avon, BS5 9JH
Pupils 1033 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 April 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
0.07 Average Progress 8 score
School name Carlton Keighley
Address Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6EB
Pupils 714 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
-0.13 Average Progress 8 score
School name Grace Academy Coventry
Address Wigston Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2RH
Pupils 894 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 18 December 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.22 Average Progress 8 score
School name Thomas Becket Catholic School
Address Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT
Pupils 872 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
-0.23 Average Progress 8 score
School name Lawn Manor Academy
Address Salcombe Grove, Swindon, SN3 1ER
Pupils 864 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
-0.27 Below average Progress 8 score
School name The WREN School
Address 61-63 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BB
Pupils 994 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 June 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.30 Below average Progress 8 score
School name Ark Charter Academy
Address Hyde Park Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 4HL
Pupils 853 pupils
Phase of education Secondary phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 06 July 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.70 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy index school
Address Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH
Pupils 862 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
-0.82 Well below average Progress 8 score
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