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24 fields differ · 12 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Alderwood Junior School | Middlefield Community Primary School | St Ambrose Catholic Academy | St Christopher's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | 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 | Alderwood Junior School | Middlefield Community Primary School | St Ambrose Catholic Academy | St Christopher's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Liverpool, L24 2UE | Liverpool, L24 2UE | Liverpool, L24 7SF | Liverpool, L24 0SN |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 7–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | School remains Good | Not judged | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 66% | 63% | 40% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 5% | 7% | 4% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 6.0% | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 15.5% | 17.3% | 21.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 43 | 17 | 39 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 43 | 18 | 41 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 353 | 181 | 389 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 353 / 402 (88%) | 181 / 236 (77%) | 389 / 420 (93%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 69.1% | 72.8% | 57.4% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | — | Mr David Potter | Mrs Christine Harris | Mrs Nicola Harrop |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituencydiffers | Garston and Halewood | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Garston |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | 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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