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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | First Steps Day Nursery and Preparatory School | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Queen Elizabeth's Primary School | St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | First Steps Day Nursery and Preparatory School | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Queen Elizabeth's Primary School | St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Blackburn, BB1 8AZ | Blackburn, BB2 6DF | Blackburn, BB2 6DF | Blackburn, BB1 8EG |
| School typediffers | Other independent school | Free schools | Free schools | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | — | Secondary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–5 | 11–19 | 4–11 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Good | Expected standard | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 46.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.2 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 44% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 4.3 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 65% | 52% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 7% | 7% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 8.9% | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 32.2% | 19.8% | 22.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.05 (Balanced demand) | 0.73 (Often has places) | 0.81 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 173 | 38 | 35 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 165 | 52 | 43 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 873 | 387 | 395 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 873 / 1,000 (87%) | 387 / 392 (99%) | 395 / 480 (82%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 23% | 14.2% | 23.8% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | — | Mrs Claire Gammon | Claire Gammon | Mr Doug Stitcher |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Blackburn |
| Constituency | Blackburn | Blackburn | Blackburn | Blackburn |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Academy trust: QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST | QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Has 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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