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32 fields differ · 4 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Ark Kings Academy | Cadbury Sixth Form College | Fircroft College of Adult Education | St Paul's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Ark Kings Academy | Cadbury Sixth Form College | Fircroft College of Adult Education | St Paul's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Birmingham, B38 9DE | Birmingham, B38 8QT | Birmingham, B29 6LH | Birmingham, B38 9JB |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Further education | Further education | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | All-through | 16 plus | 16 plus | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–18 | 16–99 | 19–99 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | — | — | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8differs | 35.8 | — | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.5 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 23% | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 43% | — | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 45% | — | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.2 | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 79% | — | — | 67% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 4% | — | — | 7% |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.4% | — | — | 6.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 21.2% | — | — | 20.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.2% | — | — | 1.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | — | — | 0.94 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 19 | — | — | 16 |
| Places offereddiffers | 20 | — | — | 17 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 739 | — | — | 169 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 739 / 1,080 (68%) | — | — | 169 / 210 (80%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 70.1% | — | — | 65.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Caz Brasenell | Mr Jeremy Rogers | Ms Melanie Lenehan | Mrs Haylia Williams |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Constituencydiffers | Birmingham Northfield | Birmingham, Northfield | Birmingham Selly Oak | Birmingham Northfield |
| Sponsordiffers | ARK Schools | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS | Further education | Further education | Academy trust: LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ARK SCHOOLS | — | — | LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | — | — | — |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | — | — | No boarders |
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