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23 fields differ · 13 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Hesters Way Infants' School | Hesters Way Primary School | Rowanfield Infant School | Springbank Primary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Hesters Way Infants' School | Hesters Way Primary School | Rowanfield Infant School | Springbank Primary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Cheltenham, GL51 0ES | Cheltenham, GL51 0ES | Cheltenham, GL51 8HY | Cheltenham, GL51 0PH |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–7 | 4–11 | 4–7 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Expected standard | Expected standard | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 50% | — | 58% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 0% | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 8.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 30.2% | 25.4% | 16.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 25 | 59 | 53 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 28 | 63 | 57 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 171 | 235 | 435 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 171 / 210 (81%) | 235 / 270 (87%) | 435 / 420 (104%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 53.8% | 28.9% | 33.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | — | Miss Kirsti Ashman | Mrs Shona Riddell | Mrs Emma Wale |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Cheltenham | Tewkesbury | Cheltenham | Tewkesbury |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Gloucestershire Learning Alliance | Gloucestershire Learning Alliance |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy trust: GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE | Academy trust: GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE | GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | 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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