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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birtenshaw School Bolton | Sharples Primary School | Sharples School | Turton School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Birtenshaw School Bolton | Sharples Primary School | Sharples School | Turton School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Bolton, BL7 9AB | Bolton, BL1 8RU | Bolton, BL1 8SN | Bolton, BL7 9LT |
| School typediffers | Non-maintained special school | Community school | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–19 | 3–11 | 11–16 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Standards maintained | Improved significantly | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 56.5 | 48.7 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 66% | 44% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 78% | 67% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 20% | 48% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 69% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 6% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 13.2% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 8.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 37.2% | 14.8% | 10.9% | 26.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | 5.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 2.9% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.72 (Often has places) | 1.36 (Competitive) | 1.03 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 21 | 328 | 270 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 30 | 241 | 263 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 137 | 245 | 1,214 | 1,596 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 137 / 140 (98%) | 245 / 210 (117%) | 1,214 / 1,080 (112%) | 1,596 / 1,600 (100%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 9.4% | 20.3% | 27.5% | 23.1% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Caroline Turner | Mrs Gemma Partington | Miss Caroline Molyneux | Ms Sam Gorse |
| SEN typesdiffers | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | VI - Visual Impairment | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Bolton North East | Bolton North East | Bolton North East | Bolton North East |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Local authority maintained | Community school | Academy trust: SHARPLES SCHOOL A MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | SHARPLES SCHOOL A MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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