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22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery | St Helen's Primary School | St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | 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 | No | Yes |
| Field | Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery | St Helen's Primary School | St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Ipswich, IP4 1PJ | Ipswich, IP4 2LT | Ipswich, IP4 2BT | Ipswich, IP4 4EU |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy converter | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–11 | 4–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Good | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | Outstanding |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 31% | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | 18% | 12% | 10% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 4.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 17.4% | 15.5% | 17.1% | 4.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.2% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 1.30 (Competitive) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 50 | 49 | 48 | 39 |
| Places offereddiffers | 51 | 52 | 50 | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 404 | 439 | 413 | 210 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 404 / 420 (96%) | 439 / 472 (93%) | 413 / 420 (98%) | 210 / 210 (100%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 18.8% | 30.3% | 21.1% | 10% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Cieran Dadds | Mrs Kate Hodgetts | Revd Jo Gunn | Mrs Joanne Berry, Mrs Josephine Measham & Mr Ross McGill |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | Diocese of East Anglia |
| Constituency | Ipswich | Ipswich | Ipswich | Ipswich |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Asset Education | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: ASSET EDUCATION | Voluntary aided school | Academy trust: OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | ASSET EDUCATION | — | OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No 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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