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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Higher Side Community Comprehensive School | Rainhill High School | Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | The Prescot School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Higher Side Community Comprehensive School | Rainhill High School | Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | The Prescot School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Prescot, L35 2XG | Prescot, L35 6NY | Prescot, L35 2XG | Liverpool, L34 3NB |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Good | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 47.3 | 31.5 | 32.7 |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.1 | -1.0 | -1.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 45% | 17% | 21% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 68% | 34% | 37% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 44% | 31% | 28% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 7.1% | 14.5% | 14.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 19.4% | 39.7% | 44.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 2.3% | 8.3% | 8.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 0.82 (Often has places) | 0.73 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 280 | 114 | 107 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 297 | 205 | 205 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 1,535 | 730 | 915 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 1,535 / 1,550 (99%) | 730 / 1,050 (70%) | 915 / 1,050 (87%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 16.8% | 48.9% | 52.6% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr C Wilkinson | Mrs Josie Thorogood | Mrs Clare McKenna | Mr Matthew Reynolds |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool | — |
| Constituencydiffers | St Helens South and Whiston | St Helens South and Whiston | St Helens South and Whiston | Knowsley |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Pope Francis Multi Academy Trust | The Heath Family Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: STEPHENSON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST) |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | STEPHENSON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST) |
| Nurserydiffers | — | 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 |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
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