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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Richmond School | Richmond School & Sixth Form College | Risedale School | St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Richmond School | Richmond School & Sixth Form College | Risedale School | St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Richmond, DL10 7BQ | Richmond, DL10 7BQ | Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD | Richmond, DL10 7DA |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Expected standard | Not judged | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 47.8 | 32.3 | 56.4 |
| Progress 8differs | — | 0.2 | -0.6 | 1.0 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 51% | 8% | 53% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 74% | 18% | 84% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 58% | 40% | 51% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 4.4 | 2.9 | 5.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 9.2% | 12.4% | 5.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 25.4% | 37.2% | 9.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 5.1% | 7.0% | 1.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.88 (Often has places) | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | 1.26 (Competitive) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 186 | 71 | 147 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 217 | 96 | 117 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,456 | 1,315 | 467 | 611 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,456 / 1,649 (88%) | 1,315 / 1,649 (80%) | 467 / 925 (50%) | 611 / 570 (107%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 6.7% | 18.2% | 36% | 11.3% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Ian Robertson | Mrs Jenna Potter | Mrs Lucy Greenwood | Headteacher J Prime |
| SEN typesdiffers | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Middlesbrough |
| Constituencydiffers | Richmond (Yorks) | Richmond and Northallerton | Richmond and Northallerton | Richmond and Northallerton |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST | — | NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nursery | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | 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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