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21 fields differ · 15 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | North Borough Junior School | Sandling Primary School | St Paul's Infant School | Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | Yes |
| Field | North Borough Junior School | Sandling Primary School | St Paul's Infant School | Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Maidstone, ME14 2BP | Maidstone, ME14 2JG | Maidstone, ME14 2BS | Maidstone, ME14 5DX |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 7–11 | 4–11 | 4–7 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Not judged | Standards maintained | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 50% | 77% | — | 77% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 1% | 8% | — | 13% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.7% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 4.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 16.1% | 5.1% | 19.9% | 9.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.88 (Often has places) | 0.89 (Often has places) | 1.45 (Competitive) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 50 | 71 | 87 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 57 | 90 | 60 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 350 | 421 | 242 | 445 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 350 / 360 (97%) | 421 / 420 (100%) | 242 / 270 (90%) | 445 / 455 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 34.6% | 10.2% | 23.6% | 20.2% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Dawn Wakefield | Miss Claire Coombes | Mrs Sarah Aldridge | Mrs Lydia Vincett (Head of School) |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Maidstone and Malling | Maidstone and Malling | Maidstone and Malling | Maidstone and Malling |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Valley Invicta Academies Trust |
| Federationdiffers | St Paul's and North Borough Schools Federation | — | St Paul's and North Borough Schools Federation | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Academy trust: VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | — | VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Nursery | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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