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19 fields differ · 17 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School | St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | St John's Church of England Primary School | The Wells Free School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No |
| Field | St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School | St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | St John's Church of England Primary School | The Wells Free School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2EY | Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PR | Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9EW | Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8FA |
| School typediffers | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary controlled school | Free schools |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age range | 4–11 | 4–11 | 4–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | School remains Good | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 55% | 72% | 67% | 62% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 7% | 12% | 8% | 3% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.2% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 5.0% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 14.7% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 13.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.77 (Often has places) | 1.03 (Balanced demand) | 1.34 (Competitive) | 0.80 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 23 | 93 | 121 | 24 |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | 90 | 90 | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 201 | 629 | 633 | 213 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 201 / 210 (96%) | 629 / 630 (100%) | 633 / 630 (100%) | 213 / 210 (101%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 32.3% | 10.5% | 9.6% | 17.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Moira Duncombe | Mr John Tutt | Mr Niall Dosad | Mrs Katharine Le Page |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of Rochester | Diocese of Rochester | Diocese of Rochester | — |
| Constituency | Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary controlled school | Academy trust: THE WELLS FREE SCHOOL |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | — | THE WELLS FREE SCHOOL |
| 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 |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | — |
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