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32 fields differ · 4 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | North Lakes School | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith | Ullswater Community College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | North Lakes School | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith | Ullswater Community College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Penrith, CA11 8NU | Penrith, CA11 7EG | Penrith, CA11 7EG | Penrith, CA11 8NG |
| School typediffers | Community school | Foundation school | Academy converter | Foundation school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 7–11 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | — | Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 65.0 | 40.7 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 92% | 34% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 99% | 58% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 53% | 51% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 29% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 2% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.4% | — | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 16.6% | — | 12.5% | 26.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.0% | — | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | — | 1.13 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | — | 179 | 250 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | — | 158 | 256 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 161 | — | 1,026 | 1,520 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 161 / 228 (71%) | — | 1,026 / 1,065 (96%) | 1,520 / 1,625 (94%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 32.9% | — | 5% | 20.9% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Selective | Selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Headteacher Nicole Spibey | Mr Christopher Kirkup | Headteacher David Marchant | Mr Stephen Gilby |
| SEN typesdiffers | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | — | — | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Penrith and Solway | Penrith and The Border | Penrith and Solway | Penrith and Solway |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Changing Lives Learning Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Supported by a trust | Academy trust: CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST | Supported by a trust |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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