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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | Bernards Heath Junior School | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Heathlands School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | Bernards Heath Junior School | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Heathlands School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Albans, AL1 4AP | St Albans, AL3 5HP | St Albans, AL3 5RL | St Albans, AL3 5AY |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy converter | Community special school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Primary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 3–7 | 7–11 | 5–11 | 3–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | Good | Standards maintained | School remains Outstanding |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 34.3 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 15% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 30% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 0% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 3.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 85% | 70% | 20% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 18% | 11% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 8.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 8.6% | 7.5% | 11.7% | 32.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 2.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 78 | — | 45 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 80 | — | 46 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 279 | 353 | 430 | 150 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 279 / 322 (87%) | 353 / 360 (98%) | 430 / 570 (75%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 6.8% | 7.6% | 14.7% | 35.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Hannah Rimmer | Mrs Hayley Gilbert | Mr Paul Sutton | Mrs Lesley Reeves Costi |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Ambition Education Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy trust: AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST | Community special school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has 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 | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | Boarding school |
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