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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School | Curridge Primary School | Downe House | St Finian's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | Yes | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School | Curridge Primary School | Downe House | St Finian's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Thatcham, RG18 9PT | Thatcham, RG18 9DZ | Thatcham, RG18 9JJ | Thatcham, RG18 9HU |
| School typediffers | Voluntary controlled school | Community school | Other independent school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | — | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–11 | 4–11 | 11–18 | 4–11 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Girls | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | School remains Good | — | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 44.7 | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 0% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 0% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 0% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.2 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 67% | 64% | — | 41% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 8% | 7% | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 3.7% | 4.3% | — | 4.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 3.6% | 14.1% | — | 6.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 2.4% | — | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.62 (Competitive) | 0.80 (Often has places) | — | 1.04 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 47 | 8 | — | 29 |
| Places offereddiffers | 29 | 10 | — | 28 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 195 | 111 | 535 | 204 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 195 / 210 (93%) | 111 / 115 (97%) | 535 / 610 (88%) | 204 / 218 (94%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 2.1% | 7.3% | — | 2.9% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Mitch Warrender | Mrs Jackie Livermore | Mrs Emma McKendrick | Mrs Anna Jarratt |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of Oxford | — | — | Diocese of Portsmouth (rc) |
| Constituency | Newbury | Newbury | Newbury | Newbury |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Voluntary controlled school | Community school | Independent | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | — | No boarders | Boarding school | No boarders |
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