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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Chessbrook Education Support Centre | St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Westfield Academy | Willow Tree Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Chessbrook Education Support Centre | St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Westfield Academy | Willow Tree Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Watford, WD18 6LJ | Watford, WD18 6BW | Watford, WD18 6NS | Watford, WD18 6LL |
| School typediffers | Pupil referral unit | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–16 | 3–11 | 11–18 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Outstanding | Expected standard | Not judged | Requires improvement |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 40.4 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.0 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 25% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 53% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 82% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.8 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 58% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 10% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 4.7% | 9.1% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 10.6% | 29.4% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.3% | 2.5% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.10 (Balanced demand) | 0.61 (Often has places) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 66 | 129 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 60 | 258 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 7 | 448 | 1,331 | 185 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 448 / 450 (100%) | 1,331 / 1,600 (83%) | 185 / 274 (68%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 42.9% | 11.2% | 26.9% | 29.2% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Steve McShannon | Mrs Elaine Harrold | Mr Tim Body | Miss Tanya Mortlock |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Archdiocese of Westminster | — | — |
| Constituency | Watford | Watford | Watford | Watford |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Pupil referral unit | Voluntary aided school | Academy trust: WESTFIELD ACADEMY | Academy trust: INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | WESTFIELD ACADEMY | INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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