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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Mount Pleasant Primary School | The Old Park School | Thorns Collegiate Academy | Thorns Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Mount Pleasant Primary School | The Old Park School | Thorns Collegiate Academy | Thorns Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Brierley Hill, DY5 2YN | Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY | Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU | Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community special school | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 4–19 | 11–16 | 5–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next | Requires improvement | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 36.5 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.5 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 21% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 43% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 41% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.0 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 49% | 0% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 10% | 0% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.1% | 14.4% | 9.6% | 8.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 15.7% | 36.5% | 30.8% | 26.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.4% | 9.5% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.02 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | 0.95 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 50 | — | 136 | 20 |
| Places offereddiffers | 49 | — | 176 | 23 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 356 | 147 | 861 | 190 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 356 / 315 (113%) | — | 861 / 1,000 (86%) | 190 / 210 (90%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 26.3% | 52% | 37% | 46.8% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Claire Grinsell | Miss Tina Partridge | Ms Nicola Jones | Mrs Rebecca Jordan |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Stourbridge | Stourbridge | Stourbridge | Stourbridge |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust | Excelsior Multi Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community special school | Academy trust: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST | EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has 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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