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22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Ashtons Green School | Broad Oak Community Primary School | Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Ashtons Green School | Broad Oak Community Primary School | Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Helen's, WA9 2LH | St Helens, WA9 2JE | St Helens, WA9 2JE | St Helens, WA9 2LH |
| School typediffers | Community special school | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Pupil referral unit |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Primary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 2–11 | 3–11 | 5–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Not judged | Standards maintained | Not judged |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 46% | 78% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 1% | 11% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 7.2% | 5.7% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 21.2% | 16.6% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.8% | 1.2% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 66 | 21 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 75 | 23 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 630 | 213 | 16 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 630 / 574 (110%) | 213 / 242 (88%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 60.3% | 29.4% | 56.3% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | — | Mrs Melanie Hignett | Miss Sinéad Walsh | Mr Michael Power |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool | — |
| Constituency | St Helens North | St Helens North | St Helens North | St Helens North |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community special school | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Pupil referral unit |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | 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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