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21 fields differ · 15 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Beckstone Primary School | Distington Community School | Distington Infant School | St Mary's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | 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 | No |
| Field | Beckstone Primary School | Distington Community School | Distington Infant School | St Mary's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Workington, CA14 5PX | Workington, CA14 5TE | Workington, CA14 5TE | Workington, CA14 5LN |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–7 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Good | — | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 70% | 56% | — | 57% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 5% | 0% | — | 7% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.1% | 5.3% | — | 6.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 11.8% | 13.8% | — | 15.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.7% | 0.0% | — | 1.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 57 | 13 | — | 29 |
| Places offereddiffers | 57 | 13 | — | 29 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 375 | 114 | — | 209 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 375 / 372 (101%) | 114 / 105 (109%) | — | 209 / 236 (89%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 14.6% | 36% | — | 46.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr David Warbrick | Miss Angela Quirk | Mrs K Jones | Mrs D Douglas |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Lancaster |
| Constituencydiffers | Whitehaven and Workington | Whitehaven and Workington | Copeland | Whitehaven and Workington |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nursery | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has 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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