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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Batchwood School | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Heathlands School | Margaret Wix Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | No |
| Field | Batchwood School | Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Heathlands School | Margaret Wix Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Albans, AL3 5RP | St Albans, AL3 5RL | St Albans, AL3 5AY | St Albans, AL3 6EL |
| School typediffers | Community special school | Academy converter | Community special school | Community school |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | — | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 5–11 | 3–18 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | Standards maintained | School remains Outstanding | Improved significantly |
| Attainment 8differs | 8.7 | — | 34.3 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -2.1 | — | 0.9 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 5% | — | 15% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 5% | — | 30% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 0% | — | 0% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 0.5 | — | 3.0 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 70% | 20% | 71% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 11% | 0% | 13% |
| Overall absencediffers | 23.8% | 5.2% | 8.9% | 6.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 55.0% | 11.7% | 32.7% | 14.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | 20.7% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 45 | — | 13 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 46 | — | 13 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 111 | 430 | 150 | 167 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 111 / 108 (103%) | 430 / 570 (75%) | — | 167 / 248 (67%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 50.5% | 14.7% | 35.8% | 27.5% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Ross Whitaker | Mr Paul Sutton | Mrs Lesley Reeves Costi | Mrs Claire Gibbs |
| SEN typesdiffers | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | — | — | OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Ambition Education Trust | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community special school | Academy trust: AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST | Community special school | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | Boarding school | No boarders |
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