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27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Emerge School | St Dominic's Independent Junior School | St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | The Willows Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Emerge School | St Dominic's Independent Junior School | St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | The Willows Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DL | Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7LY | Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7DG | Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7JY |
| School typediffers | Other independent special school | Other independent school | Academy converter | Community school |
| Phasediffers | — | — | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–13 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | — | Good | Not judged |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 63% | 67% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 13% | 8% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | — | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | — | 14.5% | 10.6% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | — | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | — | 1.30 (Competitive) | 1.02 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | — | 39 | 89 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | — | 30 | 87 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 41 | — | 229 | 689 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 41 / 40 (102%) | — | 229 / 240 (95%) | 689 / 690 (100%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | — | 14.8% | 24.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Sarah Mason | Mr Jeremy Butler | Mrs Shenade Moorhouse | Mrs Sarah Thursfield |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | HI - Hearing Impairment |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham | — |
| Constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Independent | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has 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 |
| Boardingdiffers | — | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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