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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Beechdale Nursery School | Consett Academy | Consett Junior School | Villa Real School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | No |
| Field | Beechdale Nursery School | Consett Academy | Consett Junior School | Villa Real School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Consett, DH8 6AY | Consett, DH8 6LZ | Consett, DH8 6AY | Consett, DH8 6BH |
| School typediffers | Local authority nursery school | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Community special school |
| Phasediffers | Nursery | Secondary | Primary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 3–5 | 11–18 | 7–11 | 2–19 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Outstanding | Good | School remains Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 44.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.2 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 38% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 5% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.5 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 56% | 0% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 10% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 11.9% | 4.8% | 11.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 36.3% | 11.0% | 36.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 6.3% | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.88 (Often has places) | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 216 | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 269 | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 61 | 1,493 | 228 | 125 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 1,493 / 1,700 (88%) | 228 / 240 (95%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 0% | 34.2% | 32.5% | 62.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Julia Graham | Mr Tom Urwin | Mr Paul Dixon | Mrs Jill Bowe |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Blaydon and Consett | Blaydon and Consett | Blaydon and Consett | Blaydon and Consett |
| Sponsordiffers | — | New College Durham Academies Trust | — | — |
| Federationdiffers | Consett Infant & Beechdale | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Local authority nursery school | Academy trust: CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Community school | Community special school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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