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27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Brookhouse Primary School | Cedars Primary School | Islamiyah School | St Thomas's Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | Yes | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Brookhouse Primary School | Cedars Primary School | Islamiyah School | St Thomas's Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Blackburn, BB1 6NY | Blackburn, BB1 8HQ | Blackburn, BB1 5NQ | Blackburn, BB1 9TH |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Other independent school | Pupil referral unit |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | — | — |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 3–11 | 11–16 | 5–16 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Girls | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | — | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 58.3 | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 67% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 93% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 98% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 5.6 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 77% | 75% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 13% | 18% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 3.9% | 5.4% | — | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 7.8% | 16.3% | — | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 0.6% | — | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 28 | 35 | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | 36 | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 247 | 407 | 153 | 115 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 247 / 210 (118%) | 407 / 420 (97%) | 153 / 270 (57%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 18.8% | 20.5% | — | 59.1% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs K Forsyth | Mrs Nicola Truman | Ms Mehnaz Kausar | Mrs Angy Saaiman |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Blackburn | Blackburn | Blackburn | Blackburn |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Independent | Pupil referral unit |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | 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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