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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Alresford Primary School | Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery | Colne Community School | Colne Community School and College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Alresford Primary School | Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery | Colne Community School | Colne Community School and College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Colchester, CO7 8AU | Colchester, CO7 0HU | Colchester, CO7 0QL | Colchester, CO7 0QL |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy converter | Foundation school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 2–11 | 11–16 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 45.5 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 44% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 68% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 47% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.9 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 63% | 72% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 10% | 10% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.0% | 5.2% | 8.5% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 11.8% | 12.8% | 24.0% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 0.7% | 2.8% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.70 (Competitive) | 0.92 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 51 | 60 | 268 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | 65 | 280 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 216 | 653 | 1,289 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 216 / 240 (90%) | 653 / 630 (104%) | 1,289 / 1,540 (84%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 16.2% | 21.3% | 21.7% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Sarah Bryson | Mrs Laura Khine | Mr Neil Gallagher | Mr Nardeep Sharma |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Harwich and North Essex | Harwich and North Essex | Harwich and North Essex | Harwich and North Essex |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | The Sigma Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy trust: THE SIGMA TRUST | Supported by a trust |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | THE SIGMA TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have 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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