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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Penistone Grammar School | Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School | Springvale Primary School | Thurlstone Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | 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 | Penistone Grammar School | Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School | Springvale Primary School | Thurlstone Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Sheffield, S36 7BX | Sheffield, S36 6BS | Barnsley, S36 6HJ | Sheffield, S36 9RD |
| School typediffers | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Community school | Community school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | School remains Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 55.4 | — | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 67% | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 82% | — | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 55% | — | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 55% | 73% | 59% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 1% | 10% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.0% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 18.7% | 6.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 1.31 (Competitive) | 1.08 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 293 | 58 | 38 | 27 |
| Places offereddiffers | 302 | 59 | 29 | 25 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,946 | 493 | 227 | 182 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,946 / 1,877 (104%) | 493 / 600 (82%) | 227 / 210 (108%) | 182 / 175 (104%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 14.6% | 14% | 11.9% | 7.7% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Paul Crook | Mrs Susie Arnold | Mrs Rhia Fearn | Mrs Charlotte Gibbins |
| SEN typesdiffers | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Sheffield | — | — |
| Constituency | Penistone and Stocksbridge | Penistone and Stocksbridge | Penistone and Stocksbridge | Penistone and Stocksbridge |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Community school | Community school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | 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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