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32 fields differ · 4 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Drayton Park School | Lift Sir Herbert Leon | Water Hall County Middle School | Water Hall 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 | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Drayton Park School | Lift Sir Herbert Leon | Water Hall County Middle School | Water Hall Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Milton Keynes, MK2 3HJ | Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ | Milton Keynes, MK2 3QD | Milton Keynes, MK2 3QF |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Academy sponsor led |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | Middle deemed primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 11–16 | 8–12 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Standards maintained | Not judged | — | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 36.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -1.0 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 38% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 7% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.2 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 33% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 2% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 14.8% | — | 6.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 44.3% | — | 21.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 12.1% | — | 0.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.85 (Often has places) | — | 0.95 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 67 | — | 19 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 117 | — | 20 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 332 | 589 | — | 182 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 332 / 330 (101%) | 589 / 750 (79%) | — | 182 / 345 (53%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 47.5% | 51.6% | — | 61.3% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Jen Swain | Mr Damian McGeehin | — | Mrs Emma Seabourne |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Buckingham and Bletchley | Buckingham and Bletchley | Milton Keynes South | Buckingham and Bletchley |
| Sponsordiffers | The Alliance Schools Trust | Lift Schools | — | Tove Learning Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST | Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS | Community school | Academy trust: TOVE LEARNING TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST | LIFT SCHOOLS | — | TOVE LEARNING TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | 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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