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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birchfield Community Primary School | Buckler's Mead School | Fairmead School | Milford Junior School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Birchfield Community Primary School | Buckler's Mead School | Fairmead School | Milford Junior School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Yeovil, BA21 5RL | Yeovil, BA21 4NH | Yeovil, BA21 4NZ | Yeovil, BA21 4PG |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy converter | Community special school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | — | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 11–16 | 4–19 | 7–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Good | School remains Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 40.0 | 0.9 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.4 | -1.9 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 35% | 0% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 61% | 0% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 44% | 0% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.6 | 0.1 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 69% | — | 0% | 42% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 12% | — | 0% | 6% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 17.0% | 22.7% | 28.0% | 18.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.1% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 0.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.88 (Often has places) | 0.90 (Balanced demand) | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 53 | 112 | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 60 | 140 | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 409 | 812 | 152 | 343 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 409 / 420 (97%) | 812 / 1,020 (80%) | 152 / 140 (109%) | 343 / 420 (82%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 27.9% | 31.7% | 44.7% | 30.6% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Judy Parker | Mark Lawrence | Mrs Tracy Felstead | Mrs Claire Laverty |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership | — | Yeovil Area Community Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | Community special school | Academy trust: YEOVIL AREA COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | — | YEOVIL AREA COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | 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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