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26 fields differ · 10 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Outwood Academy Haydock | Parr Community High School | St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | St Cuthbert's Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Outwood Academy Haydock | Parr Community High School | St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | St Cuthbert's Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St. Helens, WA11 0JG | St Helen's, WA9 2RT | St. Helens, WA11 9BB | St Helens, WA9 3HE |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | — | Not judged | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 41.2 | — | 45.0 | 34.1 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.3 | — | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 32% | — | 32% | 27% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 55% | — | 59% | 48% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 24% | — | 18% | 7% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.6 | — | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 11.2% | — | 8.8% | 14.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 34.0% | — | 26.2% | 41.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.0% | — | 2.3% | 8.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 0.97 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 145 | — | 112 | 154 |
| Places offereddiffers | 154 | — | 118 | 161 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 791 | — | 549 | 897 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 791 / 900 (88%) | — | 549 / 750 (73%) | 897 / 920 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 39.2% | — | 50.1% | 47.9% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Philip Abram | Mr R A Coward | Mrs Giselle Lynch | Mr Stuart Holland |
| SEN typesdiffers | MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | St Helens North | St Helens North | St Helens North | St Helens North |
| Sponsordiffers | Outwood Grange Academies Trust | — | St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | — | ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | 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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