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20 fields differ · 16 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Five Elms Primary School | Grafton Primary School | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Valence Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Five Elms Primary School | Grafton Primary School | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Valence Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Dagenham, RM9 5TB | Dagenham, RM8 3EX | Dagenham, RM9 5UL | Dagenham, RM8 3AR |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age range | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Standards maintained | School remains Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 70% | 48% | 54% | 52% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 13% | 0% | 6% | 2% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.5% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 4.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 18.0% | 20.3% | 9.0% | 12.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | 1.02 (Balanced demand) | 1.13 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 50 | 123 | 34 | 86 |
| Places offereddiffers | 56 | 120 | 30 | 91 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 460 | 892 | 277 | 848 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 460 / 496 (93%) | 892 / 920 (97%) | 277 / 462 (60%) | 848 / 1,050 (81%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 29.3% | 19.9% | 21% | 24.7% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Sian Farrelly | Mrs Junaida Bana | Mrs Alexandra Hinton | Mr Richard November |
| SEN typesdiffers | HI - Hearing Impairment | — | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Brentwood | — |
| Constituency | Dagenham and Rainham | Dagenham and Rainham | Dagenham and Rainham | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy trust: THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST | — |
| Nursery | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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