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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Blurton High School - Business and Enterprise College | Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy | St Thomas More Catholic Academy | Trentham Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Blurton High School - Business and Enterprise College | Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy | St Thomas More Catholic Academy | Trentham Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD | Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD | Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ | Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | School remains Good | School remains Good | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 40.9 | 39.1 | 50.8 |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 40% | 31% | 53% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 60% | 49% | 72% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 30% | 26% | 41% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 10.5% | 8.8% | 7.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 31.9% | 26.2% | 18.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 5.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.09 (Balanced demand) | 1.06 (Balanced demand) | 1.25 (Competitive) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 254 | 209 | 181 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 232 | 198 | 146 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 1,175 | 1,085 | 794 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 1,175 / 1,080 (109%) | 1,085 / 1,135 (96%) | 794 / 750 (106%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 40.4% | 37.3% | 14.9% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Richard Balukiewicz | Mrs Kelly Hassall | Mr Mark Rayner | Emma Wagg |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham | — |
| Constituency | Stoke-on-Trent South | Stoke-on-Trent South | Stoke-on-Trent South | Stoke-on-Trent South |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Ormiston Academies Trust | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | City Learning Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: CITY LEARNING TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | CITY LEARNING TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | 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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