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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bishop's Stortford College | Northgate Primary School | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | St Mary's Catholic School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Bishop's Stortford College | Northgate Primary School | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | St Mary's Catholic School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2PQ | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2RL | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NL | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ |
| School typediffers | Other independent school | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–18 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Good | Good | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | 22.4 | — | — | 54.6 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 0% | — | — | 59% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 0% | — | — | 81% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 0% | — | — | 67% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 1.8 | — | — | 5.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 68% | 72% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 17% | 18% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 4.5% | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 7.9% | 9.3% | 21.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.84 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 51 | 43 | 152 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 53 | 43 | 184 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,241 | 455 | 436 | 1,106 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,241 / 1,340 (93%) | 455 / 480 (95%) | 436 / 420 (104%) | 1,106 / 1,029 (107%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 5.3% | 11.1% | 10.1% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr John Maguire | Mrs Jane Tanner | Miss Ann Cassidy-Jones | Headteacher Deirdre McHugh |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Westminster | Archdiocese of Westminster |
| Constituency | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Academy trust: NORTHGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST | Academy trust: ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | NORTHGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST | ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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