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23 fields differ · 13 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birchwood Nursery School | Dove Bank Primary School | St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy | St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | 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 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Birchwood Nursery School | Dove Bank Primary School | St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy | St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4BH | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4AP | Kidsgrove, ST7 1EL | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4HT |
| School typediffers | Local authority nursery school | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Nursery | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–5 | 2–11 | 3–11 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | School remains Good | Standards maintained | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 67% | 52% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 7% | 3% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 4.7% | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 10.6% | 10.8% | 21.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 23 | 22 | 25 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 24 | 22 | 25 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 225 | 190 | 189 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 225 / 210 (107%) | 190 / 240 (79%) | 189 / 205 (92%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 26.7% | 28.9% | 13.2% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Poole | Mrs Sally Dakin | Mrs Helen Rigby | Mrs Donna Pierpoint |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham | Diocese of Lichfield |
| Constituency | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | Three Spires Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Local authority nursery school | Academy trust: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THREE SPIRES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | THREE SPIRES TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | 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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