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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Humphry Davy School | Mounts Bay Academy | Pensans Community Primary School | Penwith Sixth Form College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Humphry Davy School | Mounts Bay Academy | Pensans Community Primary School | Penwith Sixth Form College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Penzance, TR18 2TG | Penzance, TR18 3JT | Penzance, TR20 8UH | Penzance, TR18 2SA |
| School typediffers | Foundation school | Academy converter | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–16 | 2–11 | 16–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Needs attention | Requires improvement | — |
| Attainment 8differs | 42.2 | 41.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.3 | -0.6 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 36% | 33% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 59% | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 23% | 32% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.5 | 3.7 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 42% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 0% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 11.8% | 10.4% | 8.0% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 37.4% | 35.2% | 22.4% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 4.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.90 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 150 | 179 | 9 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 153 | 179 | 10 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 740 | 922 | 139 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 740 / 926 (80%) | 922 / 1,020 (90%) | 139 / 210 (66%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 37% | 23.9% | 57% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Non-selective | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr William Marshall | Mr Simeon Royle | Mrs Niki Ambrose | — |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | St Ives | St Ives | St Ives | St Ives |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Truro and Penwith College | Truro and Penwith College | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST | TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | 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 | — |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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