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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Fairfields School | Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School | Malcolm Arnold Academy | Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Fairfields School | Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School | Malcolm Arnold Academy | Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Northampton, NN2 6JN | Northampton, NN2 7QL | Northampton, NN2 6JW | Northampton, NN2 6JW |
| School typediffers | Community special school | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Free schools |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–11 | 11–18 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Outstanding | School remains Good | School remains Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 44.2 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 42% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 63% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 39% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.9 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 0% | 52% | — | 74% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | 0% | — | 19% |
| Overall absencediffers | 13.8% | 6.3% | 10.4% | 4.8% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 40.2% | 17.4% | 29.2% | 11.6% |
| Severe absencediffers | 5.4% | 1.0% | 5.5% | 1.1% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.79 (Often has places) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 59 | 188 | 48 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 59 | 237 | 48 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 124 | 471 | 1,278 | 401 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 124 / 115 (108%) | 471 / 478 (99%) | 1,278 / 1,450 (88%) | 401 / 420 (95%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 31.5% | 30.8% | 25.4% | 18.5% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Lesley Elder | Mrs Alison Dolan | Miss Clare Berry | Mrs Tracey Hudson |
| SEN typesdiffers | VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | HI - Hearing Impairment | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Peterborough | — |
| Constituency | Northampton North | Northampton North | Northampton North | Northampton North |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | The David Ross Education Trust | The David Ross Education Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community special school | Community school | Academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST | THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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