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22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School | Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School | Manor Court Community Primary School | The Redstart Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School | Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School | Manor Court Community Primary School | The Redstart Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Chard, TA20 3SJ | Chard, TA20 3NG | Chard, TA20 2ES | Chard, TA20 1SD |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 4–11 | 2–11 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Requires improvement | School remains Good | Good | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 21% | 7% | 12% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.9% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 25.0% | 12.8% | 14.1% | 10.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.10 (Balanced demand) | 0.97 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 11 | 18 | 66 | 57 |
| Places offereddiffers | 11 | 18 | 60 | 59 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 54 | 117 | 448 | 444 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 54 / 90 (60%) | 117 / 120 (98%) | 448 / 420 (107%) | 444 / 452 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 9.6% | 6.8% | 30.5% | 21.4% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Ethne Staniland | Miss Joanna Rousseau | Mr Luke Talmage | Mrs Rebecca Collins |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of Bath and Wells | Diocese of Bath and Wells | — | — |
| Constituency | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil |
| Sponsordiffers | The Academy for Character and Excellence | — | Preston CofE VC Primary School | Cabot Learning Federation |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE | Voluntary aided school | Academy trust: PPAT EDUCATION | Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE | — | PPAT EDUCATION | CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have 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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