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24 fields differ · 12 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bowden House School | Cradle Hill Community Primary School | Seaford Primary School | St. John's School (Seaford) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Bowden House School | Cradle Hill Community Primary School | Seaford Primary School | St. John's School (Seaford) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Seaford, BN25 2JB | Seaford, BN25 3BA | Seaford, BN25 2JF | Seaford, BN25 2HU |
| School typediffers | Community special school | Community school | Community school | Non-maintained special school |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Primary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 5–18 | 2–11 | 4–11 | 7–19 |
| Genderdiffers | Boys | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | School remains Good | Expected standard | — |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 67% | 47% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 5% | 5% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 18.1% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 24.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 46.7% | 12.6% | 14.5% | 56.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 17.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.03 (Balanced demand) | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 93 | 53 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 90 | 59 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 39 | 661 | 393 | 28 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 39 / 40 (98%) | 661 / 630 (105%) | 393 / 420 (94%) | 28 / 42 (67%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 73.5% | 14.3% | 11.2% | 17.4% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Neil Wells | Mrs Andrea Keith | Mr David Etherton | Ms Angela Tempany |
| SEN typesdiffers | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | — | — | MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Lewes | Lewes | Lewes | Lewes |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community special school | Community school | Community school | Local authority maintained |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders | Boarding school |
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