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34 fields differ · 2 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birkdale Primary School | Birkdale School for H I Children | Greenbank High School | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Birkdale Primary School | Birkdale School for H I Children | Greenbank High School | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Southport, PR8 4EL | Southport, PR8 2JY | Southport, PR8 2LT | Southport, PR8 4LT |
| School typediffers | Community school | Non-maintained special school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 5–19 | 11–16 | 2–11 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Girls | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | — | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 50.0 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 52% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 76% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 81% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 4.7 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 66% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 3% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.4% | — | 9.5% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 16.9% | — | 26.8% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.3% | — | 5.1% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 48 | — | 198 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 50 | — | 204 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 430 | — | 1,025 | 447 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 430 / 410 (105%) | — | 1,025 / 1,030 (100%) | 447 / 460 (97%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 22.9% | — | 21.2% | 23.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Nick Sheeran | Mrs Anne Wood | Ms Davina Aspinall | Mr Darren McCann |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | HI - Hearing Impairment | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | Southport | Southport | Southport | Southport |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Southport Learning Trust | Pope Francis Multi Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Local authority maintained | Academy trust: SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST | Academy trust: POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST | POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | — | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders |
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