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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Mandeville Primary School | St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School | The Marlborough Science Academy | Watling View School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Mandeville Primary School | St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School | The Marlborough Science Academy | Watling View School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Albans, AL1 2LE | St Albans, AL1 2PB | St Albans, AL1 2QA | St Albans, AL1 2NU |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | Community special school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Secondary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–11 | 11–18 | 2–19 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | School remains Good | Good | Improved significantly |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 44.1 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 40% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 65% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 46% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 4.0 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 69% | 86% | — | 0% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 12% | 17% | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.0% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 17.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 17.2% | 6.3% | 35.5% | 34.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 9.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.85 (Often has places) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 34 | 19 | 186 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 36 | 19 | 233 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 340 | 194 | 1,337 | 115 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 340 / 446 (76%) | 194 / 210 (92%) | 1,337 / 1,250 (107%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 29.1% | 11.7% | 21.2% | 39% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Cathy Longhurst | Mrs Aideen Porter | Ms Annie Thomson | Mr Andy Scott |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
| Diocesediffers | — | Archdiocese of Westminster | — | — |
| Constituency | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans |
| Sponsordiffers | Spiral Partnership Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST | Voluntary aided school | Academy trust: THE MARLBOROUGH SCIENCE ACADEMY LIMITED | Community special school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST | — | THE MARLBOROUGH SCIENCE ACADEMY LIMITED | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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