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32 fields differ · 4 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Ambleside CofE Primary School | St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere | The Lakes School | Windermere School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | Yes |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Field | Ambleside CofE Primary School | St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere | The Lakes School | Windermere School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Ambleside, LA22 9DH | Windermere, LA23 2DD | Windermere, LA23 1HW | The Lake District, LA23 1NW |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Community school | Other independent school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Secondary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–11 | 11–18 | 3–20 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 47.4 | 12.0 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 43% | 0% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 71% | 0% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 12% | 0% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 73% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.5% | 10.1% | 8.7% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 17.4% | 29.7% | 27.1% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.4% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 8 | 5 | 65 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 8 | 5 | 65 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 52 | 40 | 445 | 226 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 52 / 140 (37%) | 40 / 86 (47%) | 445 / 851 (52%) | 226 / 496 (46%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 21.2% | 17.5% | 16.8% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Alison Broom | Mrs Lucy Bone | Ms Sharon Rainey | Mr Frank Thompson |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of Carlisle | Diocese of Lancaster | — | — |
| Constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Sponsordiffers | The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust | Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE GOOD SHEPHERD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Community school | Independent |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE GOOD SHEPHERD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | Boarding school |
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