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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Colchester Institute | North Primary School and Nursery | St Helena School | The Sixth Form College Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Field | Colchester Institute | North Primary School and Nursery | St Helena School | The Sixth Form College Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Colchester, CO3 3LL | Colchester, CO1 1RP | Colchester, CO3 3LE | Colchester, CO1 1SN |
| School typediffers | Further education | Community school | Academy converter | Academy 16-19 converter |
| Phasediffers | 16 plus | Primary | Secondary | 16 plus |
| Age rangediffers | 16–99 | 3–11 | 11–16 | 16–99 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | School remains Good | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 41.6 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.3 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 32% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 56% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 21% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.5 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 52% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 3% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 6.1% | 7.3% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 20.1% | 20.2% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.8% | 2.8% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.85 (Often has places) | 0.80 (Often has places) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 51 | 131 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 60 | 175 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 458 | 986 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 458 / 420 (109%) | 986 / 1,000 (99%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 19.1% | 33.5% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Alison Andreas | Mr Alan Garnett | Mrs Serena Kay | Ms Jo Cadman |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Colchester | Colchester | Colchester | Colchester |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | The Sigma Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Further education | Community school | Academy trust: THE SIGMA TRUST | Academy trust: THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | THE SIGMA TRUST | THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGES TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | — | No 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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