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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Prae Wood Primary School | St Columba's College | St Columba's Preparatory School | The Marlborough Science Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Prae Wood Primary School | St Columba's College | St Columba's Preparatory School | The Marlborough Science Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Albans, AL3 4HZ | St Albans, AL3 4AW | St Albans, AL3 4AW | St Albans, AL1 2QA |
| School typediffers | Community school | Other independent school | Other independent school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | — | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 4–19 | 5–10 | 11–18 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Boys | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Improved significantly | — | — | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 34.2 | — | 44.1 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | -0.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 0% | — | 40% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 0% | — | 65% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 0% | — | 46% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 2.7 | — | 4.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 73% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 3% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 4.8% | — | — | 9.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 9.9% | — | — | 35.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.8% | — | — | 2.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.05 (Balanced demand) | — | — | 0.85 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 63 | — | — | 186 |
| Places offereddiffers | 60 | — | — | 233 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 446 | 822 | — | 1,337 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 446 / 459 (97%) | 822 / 865 (95%) | — | 1,337 / 1,250 (107%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 4.4% | — | — | 21.2% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Jenny Sheppard | Mr Karl Guest | Mr E F Brown | Ms Annie Thomson |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Independent | Independent | Academy trust: THE MARLBOROUGH SCIENCE ACADEMY LIMITED |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | — | THE MARLBOROUGH SCIENCE ACADEMY LIMITED |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| 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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