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27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Beamont Collegiate Academy | King's Leadership Academy Warrington | Lysander Community High School | Padgate Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Beamont Collegiate Academy | King's Leadership Academy Warrington | Lysander Community High School | Padgate Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Warrington, WA2 8PX | Warrington, WA1 4PF | Warrington, WA2 0LN | Warrington, WA2 0LN |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | Community school | Academy sponsor led |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Standards maintained | — | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 45.7 | 56.4 | — | 34.7 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.2 | 0.5 | — | -0.7 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 38% | 63% | — | 23% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 59% | 90% | — | 39% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 58% | 99% | — | 57% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.2 | 5.3 | — | 3.1 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.3% | 4.3% | — | 8.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 23.1% | 8.6% | — | 28.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 4.1% | 1.9% | — | 2.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.37 (Competitive) | 1.33 (Competitive) | — | 0.79 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 246 | 219 | — | 85 |
| Places offereddiffers | 179 | 165 | — | 140 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 890 | 804 | — | 661 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 890 / 900 (99%) | 804 / 840 (96%) | — | 661 / 750 (88%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 47.9% | 13.1% | — | 51.1% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Paul Greenhalgh | Mr Umar Hussain | Mrs Alison Sherman | Mr Adam McMillan |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | 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 |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Warrington North | Warrington North | Warrington North | Warrington North |
| Sponsordiffers | The Challenge Academy Trust | Great Schools Trust | — | The Challenge Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST | THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST | — | THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nursery | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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