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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Chard School | Holyrood Academy | Holyrood Community School | The Redstart Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Chard School | Holyrood Academy | Holyrood Community School | The Redstart Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Chard, TA20 1QA | Chard, TA20 1JL | Chard, TA20 1JL | Chard, TA20 1SD |
| School typediffers | Other independent school | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | — | Secondary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Good | — | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 44.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.2 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 42% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 22% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.9 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 78% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 12% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 10.1% | — | 5.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 28.0% | — | 10.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 5.1% | — | 1.9% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.97 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 237 | — | 57 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 238 | — | 59 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 58 | 1,282 | — | 444 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 58 / 120 (48%) | 1,282 / 1,300 (99%) | — | 444 / 452 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 27.4% | — | 21.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Rebecca Pielesz | Mr Dave Maccormick | Mr Maurice Hicks | Mrs Rebecca Collins |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Blackdown Education Partnership | — | Cabot Learning Federation |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Academy trust: BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP | Community school | Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP | — | CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | — |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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