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19 fields differ · 17 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Great Wood Primary School | Lancaster Road Primary School | Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School | St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | 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 | Great Wood Primary School | Lancaster Road Primary School | Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School | St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Morecambe, LA4 6UB | Morecambe, LA4 5TH | Morecambe, LA4 6PN | Morecambe, LA4 5PS |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 4–11 | 3–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Needs attention | Not judged | Requires improvement |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 77% | 44% | 64% | 48% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 8% | 5% | 8% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 3.7% | 7.0% | 5.2% | 7.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 4.5% | 22.5% | 10.8% | 23.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 3.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 1.02 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 54 | 61 | 61 | 20 |
| Places offereddiffers | 54 | 62 | 60 | 20 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 406 | 478 | 413 | 150 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 406 / 420 (97%) | 478 / 600 (80%) | 413 / 420 (98%) | 150 / 210 (71%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 9.6% | 45.6% | 13.3% | 38.7% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr John Ross | Mrs Kirsty Sutton | Mr Daniel Hargreaves | Mrs Elizabeth Wolff |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Lancaster |
| Constituency | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Morecambe and Lunesdale |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has 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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