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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Central Bedfordshire College | Dunstable Icknield Lower School | Priory Academy | Stannard School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | Yes |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Central Bedfordshire College | Dunstable Icknield Lower School | Priory Academy | Stannard School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Dunstable, LU5 4HG | Dunstable, LU6 3AG | Dunstable, LU5 4JA | Dunstable, LU5 4QL |
| School typediffers | Further education | Academy converter | Academy converter | Other independent special school |
| Phasediffers | 16 plus | Primary | All-through | — |
| Age rangediffers | 16–99 | 3–9 | 9–16 | 5–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Requires improvement | School remains Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 41.7 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.2 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 42% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 62% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 67% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.9 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 67% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 3% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | — | 7.6% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | — | 20.2% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | — | 2.2% | — |
| Admissions demand ratio | — | — | — | — |
| 1st preferences | — | — | — | — |
| Places offered | — | — | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 295 | 830 | 34 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 295 / 340 (87%) | 830 / 700 (119%) | 34 / 40 (85%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 16.7% | 14.8% | — |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Ali Hadawi | Mr Ian Bailey | Mr Ian Bailey | Mr Steve Lloyd |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | South West Bedfordshire | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Scholars' Education Trust | Scholars' Education Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Further education | Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST | Independent |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST | SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | — |
| Boardingdiffers | — | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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