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21 fields differ · 15 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Applegarth Academy | Courtwood Primary School | Forestdale Primary School | Quest Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Applegarth Academy | Courtwood Primary School | Forestdale Primary School | Quest Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Croydon, CR0 9DL | Croydon, CR0 9HX | Croydon, CR0 9JE | South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 4–11 | 4–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | School remains Good | School remains Good | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 85% | 48% | 71% | 38% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 13% | 6% | 7% | 9% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.9% | 6.6% | 4.4% | 7.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 19.8% | 19.0% | 9.4% | 23.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | 1.15 (Balanced demand) | 0.73 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 46 | 27 | 68 | 19 |
| Places offereddiffers | 49 | 30 | 60 | 27 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 396 | 215 | 405 | 199 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 396 / 481 (82%) | 215 / 224 (96%) | 405 / 420 (96%) | 199 / 262 (76%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 49% | 31.2% | 18% | 40.2% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Cherene Joseph | Natasha Grant | Mrs Sarah Aburrow | Miss Joanne Stawman |
| SEN typesdiffers | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Croydon East | Croydon East | Croydon East | Croydon East |
| Sponsordiffers | STEP ACADEMY TRUST | The Collegiate Trust | — | The Collegiate Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: STEP ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE COLLEGIATE TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: THE COLLEGIATE TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | STEP ACADEMY TRUST | THE COLLEGIATE TRUST | — | THE COLLEGIATE TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No 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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