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26 fields differ · 10 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | The Mosslands School | The Oldershaw School | Weatherhead High School | Weatherhead High School Media Arts College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | The Mosslands School | The Oldershaw School | Weatherhead High School | Weatherhead High School Media Arts College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wallasey, CH45 8PJ | Wallasey, CH45 4RJ | Wallasey, CH44 3HS | Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy converter | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Genderdiffers | Boys | Mixed | Girls | Girls |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Requires improvement | Not judged | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | 33.5 | 27.9 | 41.6 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.8 | -1.2 | -0.3 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 15% | 13% | 27% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 44% | 31% | 52% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 15% | 19% | 60% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.7 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 12.8% | 17.6% | 11.5% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 38.5% | 50.1% | 32.7% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.0% | 12.4% | 5.7% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 92 | 158 | 247 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 122 | 160 | 263 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 848 | 774 | 1,500 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 848 / 1,573 (54%) | 774 / 1,111 (70%) | 1,500 / 1,669 (90%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 41.1% | 62.9% | 43.1% | — |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Adrian Whiteley | Ms Rachel Sagar | Mr Dominic Mackenzie | Mr N R Dyment |
| SEN typesdiffers | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Wallasey | Wallasey | Wallasey | Wallasey |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Weatherhead High School | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: THE OLDERSHAW SCHOOL | Academy trust: PENINSULA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | THE OLDERSHAW SCHOOL | PENINSULA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | — |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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