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33 fields differ · 3 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Reading School | Redlands Primary School | St Joseph's College | UTC Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | Yes | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | No |
| Field | Reading School | Redlands Primary School | St Joseph's College | UTC Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Reading, RG1 5LW | Reading, RG1 5QH | RG1 5JT | Reading, RG1 5RQ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Community school | Other independent school | University technical college |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Primary | — | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 3–11 | 3–18 | 14–19 |
| Genderdiffers | Boys | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Outstanding | Not judged | — | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | 81.1 | — | 51.7 | 40.7 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.9 | — | — | -0.8 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 100% | — | 0% | 47% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 100% | — | 0% | 59% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 96% | — | 0% | 0% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 8.0 | — | 4.8 | 3.2 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 87% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 7% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.7% | 5.4% | — | 12.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 22.3% | 13.0% | — | 42.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.6% | 0.5% | — | 5.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 2.92 (Highly competitive) | 0.92 (Balanced demand) | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 423 | 24 | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 146 | 26 | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,138 | 196 | 523 | 299 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,138 / 1,094 (104%) | 196 / 210 (93%) | 523 / 600 (87%) | 299 / 600 (50%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 4.7% | 14.7% | — | 20.2% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Selective | — | Selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Revd Dr Chris Evans | Mr Christian Lim | Mrs Laura Stotesbury | Ms Jennie Thomson |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Reading Central | Reading Central | Reading Central | Reading Central |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Activate Learning Education Trust |
| Federationdiffers | — | East Reading Federation | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: READING SCHOOL | Community school | Independent | Academy trust: ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | READING SCHOOL | — | — | ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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