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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Laygate Community School | Mortimer Community College | Mortimer Primary School | Tyne Coast College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Laygate Community School | Mortimer Community College | Mortimer Primary School | Tyne Coast College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | South Shields, NE33 4JJ | South Shields, NE33 4UG | South Shields, NE34 0RW | South Shields, NE34 6ET |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Further education |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | Primary | 16 plus |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 11–16 | 3–11 | 14–99 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Not judged | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 36.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.5 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 23% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 45% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 22% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.1 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 78% | — | 60% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 3% | — | 1% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.4% | 10.5% | 5.0% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 16.8% | 31.4% | 10.8% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.04 (Balanced demand) | 1.21 (Competitive) | 1.01 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 25 | 290 | 76 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 25 | 239 | 75 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 227 | 1,139 | 588 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 227 / 294 (77%) | 1,139 / 1,156 (99%) | 588 / 575 (102%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 65.2% | 42.6% | 13.6% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Michelle Lauder | Mr Simon Hignett | Mr P.J. Bennett | Dr Lindsey Whiterod |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | South Shields | South Shields | South Shields | South Shields |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Further education |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | — |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | — |
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