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20 fields differ · 16 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Brownhills West Primary School | St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | St James Academy | Watling Street Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Brownhills West Primary School | St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | St James Academy | Watling Street Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Walsall, WS8 7LA | Walsall, WS8 6HX | Walsall, WS8 6AE | Walsall, WS8 7LW |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | Good | School remains Good | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 52% | 50% | — | 67% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 4% | 0% | — | 3% |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.4% | 6.2% | — | 5.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 26.0% | 15.1% | — | 14.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.3% | 2.9% | — | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.83 (Often has places) | — | 1.17 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 16 | 5 | — | 34 |
| Places offereddiffers | 16 | 6 | — | 29 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 190 | 104 | 220 | 235 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 190 / 243 (78%) | 104 / 210 (50%) | 220 / 236 (93%) | 235 / 210 (112%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 59.8% | 41.3% | 48.8% | 25% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Jonathan McNamee | Mr Alex Turner | Mrs Joanne Wilson | Mrs Donna Probert |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham | — | — |
| Constituency | Aldridge-Brownhills | Aldridge-Brownhills | Aldridge-Brownhills | Aldridge-Brownhills |
| Sponsordiffers | Central Co-operative Learning Trust | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY 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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