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22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bernards Heath Junior School | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Margaret Wix Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No |
| Field | Bernards Heath Junior School | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Margaret Wix Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Albans, AL3 5HP | St Albans, AL3 5RL | St Albans, AL3 5RL | St Albans, AL3 6EL |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 7–11 | 4–11 | 5–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | — | Standards maintained | Improved significantly |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 85% | — | 70% | 71% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 18% | — | 11% | 13% |
| Overall absencediffers | 4.0% | — | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 7.5% | — | 11.7% | 14.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.6% | — | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | — | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | — | 45 | 13 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | — | 46 | 13 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 353 | 556 | 430 | 167 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 353 / 360 (98%) | 556 / 600 (93%) | 430 / 570 (75%) | 167 / 248 (67%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 7.6% | 9.5% | 14.7% | 27.5% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Hayley Gilbert | Mr Andrew Farrugia | Mr Paul Sutton | Mrs Claire Gibbs |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| 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 school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has 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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