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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School | Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool) | The Blue Coat School | Wavertree Church of England School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School | Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool) | The Blue Coat School | Wavertree Church of England School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Liverpool, L15 8JL | Liverpool, L15 6TQ | Liverpool, L15 9EE | Liverpool, L15 8HJ |
| School typediffers | Voluntary aided school | Non-maintained special school | Academy converter | Voluntary controlled school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 2–19 | 11–18 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Strong standard | Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 80.1 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.8 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 99% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 99% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 99% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 7.9 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 73% | — | — | 40% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 9% | — | — | 4% |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.0% | 17.1% | 3.3% | 8.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 28.1% | 48.3% | 3.9% | 22.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.7% | 6.7% | 0.1% | 2.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.29 (Competitive) | 0.92 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 11 | — | 234 | 11 |
| Places offereddiffers | 13 | — | 181 | 16 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 157 | 80 | 1,232 | 159 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 157 / 210 (75%) | 80 / 90 (89%) | 1,232 / 1,300 (95%) | 159 / 240 (66%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 47.1% | 34.2% | 13.3% | 52.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Mark McQuiston | Mrs Josie Grainger-Francova | Mr Kevin Sexton | Miss Clare Parkinson |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Archdiocese of Liverpool | — | — | Diocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool Wavertree |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Voluntary aided school | Local authority maintained | Academy trust: THE LIVERPOOL BLUE COAT SCHOOL | Voluntary controlled school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | THE LIVERPOOL BLUE COAT SCHOOL | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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