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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Lenham Primary School | Platts Heath Primary School | Swadelands School | The Lenham School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Lenham Primary School | Platts Heath Primary School | Swadelands School | The Lenham School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Maidstone, ME17 2LL | Maidstone, ME17 2NH | Maidstone, ME17 2LL | Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Academy sponsor led |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 4–11 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Good | — | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 38.6 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | -0.3 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 26% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 47% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 75% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 3.4 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 60% | 45% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 3% | 0% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.5% | 9.3% | — | 9.8% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 16.4% | 26.7% | — | 33.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.1% | 3.3% | — | 2.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.84 (Often has places) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.02 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 16 | 8 | — | 156 |
| Places offereddiffers | 19 | 8 | — | 158 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 204 | 61 | 504 | 820 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 204 / 210 (97%) | 61 / 91 (67%) | 504 / 1,012 (50%) | 820 / 1,012 (81%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 30.4% | 57.4% | 12.4% | 30.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Andrea McCluskey | Mr Darren Waters | Mr Chris Foreman | Mr Robbie Ferguson |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Faversham and Mid Kent | Faversham and Mid Kent | Faversham and Mid Kent | Faversham and Mid Kent |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Valley Invicta Academies Trust |
| Federationdiffers | — | ASPIRE 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 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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