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24 fields differ · 12 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birches First School | Birches First School | Palmers Cross Primary School | St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 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 | Birches First School | Birches First School | Palmers Cross Primary School | St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wolverhampton, WV8 2JG | WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 2JG | Wolverhampton, WV6 9DF | Wolverhampton, WV8 1PF |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–9 | 3–9 | 3–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Good | School remains Good | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 66% | 75% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 6% | 9% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 5.7% | 4.5% | 3.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 10.0% | 11.2% | 7.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.13 (Balanced demand) | 1.03 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 34 | 31 | 25 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 30 | 30 | 26 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 185 | 175 | 223 | 192 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 185 / 150 (123%) | 175 / 150 (117%) | 223 / 231 (97%) | 192 / 210 (91%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 7.3% | 6.9% | 30.9% | 14.6% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Sabrina Varricchione | Miss Sabrina Varricchione | Mr Daniel Nicholls | Mr Karl Babarczi |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Constituencydiffers | South Staffordshire | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | Wolverhampton West | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Elston Hall Multi Academy Trust | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: CODSALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | CODSALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No 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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