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23 fields differ · 13 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Friars Primary School and Nursery | Great Wakering Primary Academy | Great Wakering Primary School | St George's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Friars Primary School and Nursery | Great Wakering Primary Academy | Great Wakering Primary School | St George's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9XX | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EJ | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EJ | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9RN |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 4–11 | 5–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Standards maintained | Standards maintained | — | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 51% | 55% | — | 73% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 5% | 7% | — | 10% |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.0% | 5.0% | — | 5.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 23.6% | 10.6% | — | 12.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.3% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.03 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 40 | 47 | — | 31 |
| Places offereddiffers | 46 | 47 | — | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 429 | 412 | 414 | 209 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 429 / 472 (91%) | 412 / 420 (98%) | 414 / 420 (99%) | 209 / 210 (100%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 39.7% | 21.6% | 13.3% | 15.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Christopher McClay | Mrs Jennifer Burdett | Mrs H O'Dea | Mrs Annabelle Delgado |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Brentwood |
| Constituencydiffers | Southend East and Rochford | Southend East and Rochford | Rochford and Southend East | Southend East and Rochford |
| Sponsordiffers | Portico Academy Trust | Brickfields Multi Academy Trust | — | Assisi Catholic Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST | THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST | — | ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | 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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