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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bassingbourn Village College | King James Academy Royston | Melbourn Village College | Meridian School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Bassingbourn Village College | King James Academy Royston | Melbourn Village College | Meridian School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Royston, SG8 5NJ | Royston, SG8 7JH | Royston, SG8 6EF | Royston, SG8 7JH |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | All-through | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 9–18 | 11–16 | 13–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | Not judged | — |
| Attainment 8differs | 47.8 | 42.7 | 40.7 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 50% | 45% | 32% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 73% | 57% | 51% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 26% | 27% | 24% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 56% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 8% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.4% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 23.6% | 23.3% | 30.9% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.0% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.03 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.78 (Often has places) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 119 | 0 | 106 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 116 | 5 | 136 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 652 | 947 | 559 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 652 / 625 (104%) | 947 / 1,321 (72%) | 559 / 740 (76%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 18.4% | 18.6% | 26.7% | — |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Ian Stoneham | Mrs Zoe Andrews | Mrs Rachel Spencer | Dr M Firth |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | South Cambridgeshire | North East Hertfordshire | South Cambridgeshire | North East Hertfordshire |
| Sponsordiffers | Anglian Learning | The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust | The Cam Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ANGLIAN LEARNING | Academy trust: THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST | Academy trust: THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ANGLIAN LEARNING | THE DIAMOND LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST | THE CAM ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nursery | — | — | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has 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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