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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Blackdale Middle School, Norwich | Bluebell Primary School | City Academy Norwich | University of East Anglia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Blackdale Middle School, Norwich | Bluebell Primary School | City Academy Norwich | University of East Anglia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Norwich, NR4 7LN | Norwich, NR4 7DS | Norwich, NR4 7LP | Norwich, NR4 7TJ |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Higher education institutions |
| Phasediffers | Middle deemed primary | Primary | Secondary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 8–12 | 3–11 | 11–19 | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Standards maintained | Requires improvement | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 32.2 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.8 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 20% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 45% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 11% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 2.7 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 39% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 0% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 8.0% | 14.6% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 23.1% | 39.6% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 2.5% | 9.0% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 17 | 97 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 18 | 129 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 201 | 674 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 201 / 210 (96%) | 674 / 1,100 (61%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 53.5% | 57.1% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Beverley Hall | Mrs Helen Plowman | Mrs Jo Franklin | Professor David Maguire |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Norwich South | Norwich South | Norwich South | Norwich South |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Broad Horizons Education Trust | Sapientia Education Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST | Higher education institutions |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST | SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has 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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