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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Blueberry Park | Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Blueberry Park | Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Liverpool, L14 2DY | Liverpool, L12 9HJ | Liverpool, L12 9HZ | Liverpool, L12 9HN |
| School typediffers | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | Non-maintained special school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | Secondary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 4–19 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Girls | Boys | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Needs attention | Good | Needs attention | Requires improvement |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 41.4 | 43.6 | 7.7 |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.6 | -0.4 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 33% | 43% | 0% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 50% | 62% | 0% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 46% | 15% | 0% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 37% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.0% | 10.8% | 8.3% | 10.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 29.7% | 34.1% | 25.4% | 45.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.2% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | 1.03 (Balanced demand) | 1.35 (Competitive) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 39 | 217 | 330 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 43 | 212 | 244 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 319 | 1,175 | 1,338 | 48 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 319 / 420 (76%) | 1,175 / 1,275 (92%) | 1,338 / 1,394 (96%) | 48 / 50 (96%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 53.1% | 37% | 32.8% | 2.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Ruth Lancaster | Mrs Sarah O'Rourke | Ms Karen Smyth | Mr David Swanston |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment |
| Diocesediffers | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool | Archdiocese of Liverpool | — |
| Constituency | Liverpool West Derby | Liverpool West Derby | Liverpool West Derby | Liverpool West Derby |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | Local authority maintained |
| 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 | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | Boarding school |
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