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Assessing schools in The Mercian Trust using 2022 / 2023 finance data. This data includes each academy's share of MAT central finance

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This benchmark was created using the following criteria.

School	Characteristic	Your school	Comparison criteria
Aldridge School - A Science College	School phase	Secondary	Secondary
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
	Number of pupils	1604	Schools with 1329 or more pupils
	FSM	13.7%	Schools with 12.2 - 21.1% FSM
Q3 Academy Great Barr	School phase	Secondary	Secondary
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
	Number of pupils	1177	Schools with 1002 - 1328 pupils
	FSM	13.4%	Schools with 12.2 - 21.1% FSM
Q3 Academy Langley	School phase	Secondary	Secondary
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
	Number of pupils	1307	Schools with 1002 - 1328 pupils
	FSM	26.5%	Schools with 21.1 - 100.0% FSM
Q3 Academy Tipton	School phase	Secondary	Secondary
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
	Number of pupils	1542	Schools with 1329 or more pupils
	FSM	26.1%	Schools with 21.1 - 100.0% FSM
Queen Mary's Grammar School	School phase	Secondary	Secondary
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
	Number of pupils	1312	Schools with 1002 - 1328 pupils
	FSM	14.3%	Schools with 12.2 - 21.1% FSM
Queen Mary's High School	School phase	Secondary	Secondary
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
	Number of pupils	908	Schools with 43 - 1001 pupils
	FSM	12.4%	Schools with 12.2 - 21.1% FSM
Shire Oak Academy	School phase	Secondary	Secondary
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
	Number of pupils	1471	Schools with 1329 or more pupils
	FSM	15.8%	Schools with 12.2 - 21.1% FSM
The Ladder School	School phase	Pupil referral unit	Pupil referral unit
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
Walsall Studio School	School phase	Secondary	Secondary
	London weighting	Not London	Not London
	Number of pupils	188	Schools with 43 - 1001 pupils
	FSM	25.0%	Schools with 21.1 - 100.0% FSM

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In year balance

School	School data	% of inc	Rating against thresholds
Aldridge School - A Science College	£287,154.75	2.70%	Low Risk
Q3 Academy Great Barr	£-190,072.23	-2.40%	Medium Risk
Q3 Academy Langley	£385,369.24	4.00%	Low Risk
Q3 Academy Tipton	£238,128.82	2.10%	Low Risk
Queen Mary's Grammar School	£-707,806.09	-9.00%	High Risk
Queen Mary's High School	£284,960.42	4.90%	Low Risk
Shire Oak Academy	£194,018.48	1.80%	Low Risk
The Ladder School	£-360,961.05	-30.50%	High Risk
Walsall Studio School	£340,207.66	15.40%	Low Risk