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33 fields differ · 3 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Ashurst Primary School | Orrell School | St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Ashurst Primary School | Orrell School | St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Helens, WA11 9QJ | St Helen's, WA11 9RF | St. Helens, WA11 9BB | St Helens, WA11 9QY |
| School typediffers | Community school | Other independent school | Academy sponsor led | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 13–17 | 11–16 | 3–11 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Girls | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | — | Not judged | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 45.0 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 32% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 59% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 18% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.6 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 68% | — | — | 37% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 3% | — | — | 2% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.8% | — | 8.8% | 7.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 11.4% | — | 26.2% | 20.8% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.7% | — | 2.3% | 3.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.03 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 0.90 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 30 | — | 112 | 35 |
| Places offereddiffers | 29 | — | 118 | 39 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 216 | — | 549 | 381 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 216 / 236 (92%) | — | 549 / 750 (73%) | 381 / 460 (83%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 27.5% | — | 50.1% | 29.9% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Lisa Houghton | — | Mrs Giselle Lynch | Mr Kevin Robinson |
| SEN typesdiffers | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | St Helens North | St Helens North | St Helens North | St Helens North |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Independent | Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | — | No 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 |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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