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22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Halebank CofE Primary School | Middlefield Community Primary School | St Ambrose Catholic Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Field | Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Halebank CofE Primary School | Middlefield Community Primary School | St Ambrose Catholic Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Liverpool, L24 4AN | Widnes, WA8 8UZ | Liverpool, L24 2UE | Liverpool, L24 7SF |
| School typediffers | Voluntary controlled school | Voluntary controlled school | Community school | Academy sponsor led |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 4–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Not judged | School remains Good | Not judged |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 63% | 32% | 66% | 63% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 16% | 5% | 5% | 7% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.7% | 9.2% | 6.0% | 6.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 23.9% | 27.0% | 15.5% | 17.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.50 (Competitive) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 36 | 10 | 43 | 17 |
| Places offereddiffers | 24 | 11 | 43 | 18 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 202 | 89 | 353 | 181 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 202 / 175 (115%) | 89 / 105 (85%) | 353 / 402 (88%) | 181 / 236 (77%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 23.8% | 59.6% | 69.1% | 72.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Headteacher Emma Fenton | Mrs Claire Warner | Mr David Potter | Mrs Christine Harris |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of Liverpool | Diocese of Liverpool | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituencydiffers | Widnes and Halewood | Widnes and Halewood | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Garston |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Voluntary controlled school | Voluntary controlled school | Community school | Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | — | ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have 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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