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22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Beech Hill Community Primary School | Gidlow Middle School | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Beech Hill Community Primary School | Gidlow Middle School | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wigan, WN6 7PT | Wigan, WN6 7PQ | WIGAN, WN6 7RH | Wigan, WN6 7AU |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Middle deemed secondary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 10–13 | 3–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | — | School remains Good | Needs attention |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 64% | — | 42% | 30% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | 2% | 3% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.9% | — | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 15.5% | — | 18.9% | 15.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.8% | — | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.40 (Competitive) | — | 1.05 (Balanced demand) | 0.79 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 42 | — | 46 | 19 |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | — | 44 | 29 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 282 | — | 447 | 194 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 282 / 270 (104%) | — | 447 / 420 (106%) | 194 / 210 (92%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 45.1% | — | 30% | 21.1% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Michelle McCarthy | — | Mrs Samantha Stirrup | Mrs Lindsey Taylor |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool | Diocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | Wigan | Wigan | Wigan | Wigan |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | — | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | 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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