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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Future Academies Watford | Garston Manor School | Saint Michael's Catholic High School | St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Future Academies Watford | Garston Manor School | Saint Michael's Catholic High School | St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Watford, WD25 7HW | Watford, WD25 7HR | Watford, WD25 0SS | Watford, WD25 7HP |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community special school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | — | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Good | Not judged | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 39.4 | 1.7 | 51.2 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.2 | -1.5 | 0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 39% | 4% | 51% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 58% | 4% | 76% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 56% | 0% | 37% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.5 | 0.1 | 4.5 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 68% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 12% |
| Overall absencediffers | 12.2% | 9.0% | 6.5% | 4.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 34.2% | 28.6% | 15.2% | 8.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.9% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.63 (Often has places) | — | 1.02 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 80 | — | 175 | 23 |
| Places offereddiffers | 212 | — | 173 | 23 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,060 | 175 | 1,130 | 268 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,060 / 1,350 (79%) | 175 / 150 (117%) | 1,130 / 1,103 (102%) | 268 / 226 (119%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 34.9% | 39.4% | 14.2% | 16.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Sam Fox | Miss Christine deGraft-Hanson | Mr Edward Conway | Ms Nicola Kane |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Westminster | Archdiocese of Westminster |
| Constituencydiffers | Watford | Watford | South West Hertfordshire | South West Hertfordshire |
| Sponsordiffers | Future Academies | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: FUTURE ACADEMIES | Community special school | Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | FUTURE ACADEMIES | — | THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST | THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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