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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Manygates Middle School | Sandal Magna Community Academy | St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | The Castle Nursery School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Field | Manygates Middle School | Sandal Magna Community Academy | St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | The Castle Nursery School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wakefield, WF2 7DQ | Wakefield, WF1 5NF | Wakefield, WF2 6EQ | Wakefield, WF1 5NU |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Local authority nursery school |
| Phasediffers | Middle deemed secondary | Primary | Secondary | Nursery |
| Age rangediffers | 10–12 | 3–11 | 11–16 | 2–5 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Good | Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 46.5 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 50% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 62% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 28% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 4.1 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 67% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 4% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 7.8% | 9.6% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 27.5% | 27.2% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.0% | 5.3% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.67 (Competitive) | 1.01 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 50 | 144 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 30 | 144 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 255 | 762 | 108 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 255 / 262 (97%) | 762 / 750 (102%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 35.2% | 29.6% | 0% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | — | Mr Craig Elliott | Dr Patrick Caldwell | Mrs Kirsty Quinn |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Leeds (ce) | Diocese of Leeds (rc) | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Hemsworth | Ossett and Denby Dale | Ossett and Denby Dale | Ossett and Denby Dale |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Enhance Academy Trust | Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust | — |
| Federationdiffers | — | — | — | Federation of Crigglestone and The Castle Nursery Schools |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | Local authority nursery school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST | THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC 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 | — |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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