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25 fields differ · 11 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Accrington Woodnook Primary School | Fairfield Nursery School | Lee Royd Nursery School | The Alternative School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | Yes |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Accrington Woodnook Primary School | Fairfield Nursery School | Lee Royd Nursery School | The Alternative School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Accrington, BB5 2HS | Accrington, BB5 0LD | Accrington, BB5 2LH | Accrington, BB5 1NT |
| School typediffers | Community school | Local authority nursery school | Local authority nursery school | Other independent school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Nursery | Nursery | — |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 6–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | Good | School remains Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 1.6 |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 0% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 0% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 0% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 41% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.2% | — | — | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 24.4% | — | — | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.1% | — | — | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 27 | — | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 28 | — | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 220 | 58 | 79 | 172 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 220 / 285 (77%) | — | — | 172 / 260 (66%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 48.2% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Catherine MacMahon | Mrs Sacha Walker-Byrne | Mrs Karen Smith | Ms Kirsty Swierkowski |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Hyndburn | Hyndburn | Hyndburn | Hyndburn |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Local authority nursery school | Local authority nursery school | Independent |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | — | — | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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