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25 fields differ · 11 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Calderstones School | Gateacre School | St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy | St Julie's Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Calderstones School | Gateacre School | St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy | St Julie's Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Liverpool, L18 3HS | Liverpool, L25 2RW | Liverpool, L25 6EG | Liverpool, L25 7TN |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Boys | Girls |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 43.5 | — | — | 41.5 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.2 | — | — | -0.5 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 36% | — | — | 38% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 59% | — | — | 60% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 69% | — | — | 10% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.1 | — | — | 3.2 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.4% | — | 11.6% | 9.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 23.9% | — | 32.6% | 27.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.7% | — | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.16 (Balanced demand) | — | — | 0.95 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 295 | — | — | 164 |
| Places offereddiffers | 265 | — | — | 182 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,592 | 1,196 | 939 | 1,018 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,592 / 1,543 (103%) | 1,196 / 1,400 (85%) | 939 / 1,302 (72%) | 1,018 / 1,260 (81%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 20.7% | 41.2% | 32.5% | 22.8% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Lee Ratcliffe | Mr Nabil Jamil | Mr David Hayes | Mrs Kate McCourt |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Garston |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Northern Schools Trust | St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST | Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST | ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nursery | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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