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27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Knightsfield School | Knightsfield School | Monk's Walk School | Tenterfield Nursery School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Knightsfield School | Knightsfield School | Monk's Walk School | Tenterfield Nursery School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW | Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW | Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL | Welwyn, AL6 9JF |
| School typediffers | Community special school | Academy special converter | Academy converter | Local authority nursery school |
| Phasediffers | — | — | Secondary | Nursery |
| Age rangediffers | 10–18 | 9–18 | 11–18 | 2–5 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Standards maintained | School remains Good | School remains Outstanding |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 14.7 | 50.4 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.2 | 0.2 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 0% | 53% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 10% | 74% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 0% | 18% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 1.1 | 4.4 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 6.1% | 8.1% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 17.2% | 22.9% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.0% | 3.7% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | — | 0.88 (Often has places) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | — | 201 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | — | 233 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 65 | 1,440 | 71 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 65 / 60 (108%) | 1,440 / 1,430 (101%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 20.3% | 19.7% | 0% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Lucille Leith | Mrs Linda Farenden | Matt Grinyer | Mrs Victoria Beare |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community special school | Academy trust: KNIGHTSFIELD SCHOOL | Academy trust: MONK'S WALK SCHOOL | Local authority nursery school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | KNIGHTSFIELD SCHOOL | MONK'S WALK SCHOOL | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | — |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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