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23 fields differ · 13 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birchfield Community Primary School | Fiveways Special School | Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy | St. Michael's Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Birchfield Community Primary School | Fiveways Special School | Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy | St. Michael's Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Yeovil, BA21 5RL | Yeovil, BA21 5AZ | Yeovil, BA21 4LD | Yeovil, BA21 4JW |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community special school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 4–19 | 3–7 | 7–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Outstanding | Requires improvement | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 69% | 0% | — | 64% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 12% | 0% | — | 5% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.9% | 14.4% | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 17.0% | 43.8% | 22.5% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.1% | 7.5% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.88 (Often has places) | — | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 53 | — | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 60 | — | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 409 | 100 | 156 | 264 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 409 / 420 (97%) | 100 / 100 (100%) | 156 / 180 (87%) | 264 / 240 (110%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 27.9% | 51.7% | 24.4% | 32.6% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Judy Parker | Mr Swavek Nowakiewicz | Mrs Tracy Manning | Mr Mathew Vella |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Preston CofE VC Primary School | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community special school | Academy trust: PPAT EDUCATION | Academy trust: ST. MICHAEL'S ACADEMY |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | PPAT EDUCATION | ST. MICHAEL'S ACADEMY |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have 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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