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33 fields differ · 3 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Palmerston School | St Charles' Catholic Academy | St Margaret's Church of England Academy | Sudley Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Palmerston School | St Charles' Catholic Academy | St Margaret's Church of England Academy | Sudley Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Liverpool, L17 6AU | Liverpool, L17 7JA | Liverpool, L17 6AB | Liverpool, L17 6BH |
| School typediffers | Community special school | Academy converter | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–19 | 3–11 | 11–18 | 4–11 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Boys | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Standards maintained | School remains Good | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 50.2 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 60% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 76% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 14% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 4.1 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 86% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 23% |
| Overall absencediffers | 12.9% | — | 9.1% | 3.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 39.8% | — | 23.8% | 6.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.8% | — | 4.4% | 0.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | — | 0.63 (Often has places) | 0.58 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | — | 104 | 61 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | — | 180 | 108 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 184 | 196 | 1,000 | 799 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 184 / 175 (105%) | 196 / 236 (83%) | 1,000 / 1,050 (95%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 46.4% | 35.3% | 25.6% | 8.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Alison Buckley | Mrs Rebecca Dean | Mr Adam Robinson | Mr S Connell |
| SEN typesdiffers | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool | Diocese of Liverpool | — |
| Constituency | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool Wavertree |
| Sponsordiffers | — | St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust | The Dioceses of Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community special school | Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | — |
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