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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Barnsley College | Holy Rood Catholic Primary School | Queens Road Academy | Shawlands Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | 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 | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Barnsley College | Holy Rood Catholic Primary School | Queens Road Academy | Shawlands Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Barnsley, S70 2YW | Barnsley, S70 6JL | Barnsley, S71 1AR | Barnsley, S70 6JL |
| School typediffers | Further education | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | Community school |
| Phasediffers | 16 plus | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 14–99 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Good | School remains Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | -3.2 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 0% | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 1% | — | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 0% | — | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 56% | 54% | 62% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 7% | 19% | 13% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 4.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 9.8% | 17.6% | 17.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 1.1% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 0.95 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 18 | 15 | 41 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 18 | 16 | 43 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 199 | 208 | 311 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 199 / 210 (95%) | 208 / 216 (96%) | 311 / 320 (97%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 22.5% | 28.2% | 21.3% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr David Akeroyd | Mrs Karen Dobson | Mr Jon Smith | Mrs Claire Athorn |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Hallam | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Barnsley North | Barnsley South | Barnsley North | Barnsley South |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | HCAT | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Further education | Voluntary aided school | Academy trust: HCAT | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | HCAT | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | 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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