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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Highfield Nursery School | St Pancras Catholic Primary School | The Beeches Community Primary School | Westbourne Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | 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 | Highfield Nursery School | St Pancras Catholic Primary School | The Beeches Community Primary School | Westbourne Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Ipswich, IP1 6DW | Ipswich, IP1 6EF | Ipswich, IP1 6ET | Ipswich, IP1 5JN |
| School typediffers | Local authority nursery school | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Nursery | Primary | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–5 | 5–11 | 2–11 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Open, but proposed to close |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Outstanding | Good | School remains Good | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 41.6 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | -0.4 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 38% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 59% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 30% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 3.5 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 62% | 63% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 7% | 0% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 4.4% | 7.5% | 11.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 7.7% | 27.4% | 35.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.6% | 0.3% | 4.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.89 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 13 | 45 | 157 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 14 | 45 | 202 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 102 | 153 | 393 | 989 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 153 / 210 (73%) | 393 / 431 (91%) | 989 / 1,120 (88%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 5.9% | 19.6% | 43.6% | 38.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Ruth Coleman | Mr Ross McGill | Mr Stephen Capper | Mr Martin Higgon |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of East Anglia | — | — |
| Constituency | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Asset Education | Academy Transformation Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Local authority nursery school | Academy trust: OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: ASSET EDUCATION | Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | ASSET EDUCATION | ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | 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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