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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Haywood Grove School | Maple Grove Primary School | Redbourn Park School | The Astley Cooper School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | Yes | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Haywood Grove School | Maple Grove Primary School | Redbourn Park School | The Astley Cooper School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG | Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG | Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6BH | Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
| School typediffers | Community special school | Community school | Other independent special school | Community school |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | — | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–11 | 3–11 | 7–14 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Needs attention | — | Needs attention |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 37.2 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | -0.6 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 33% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 49% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 18% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 3.1 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 0% | 17% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | 0% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 11.4% | 8.4% | — | 12.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 39.3% | 25.7% | — | 37.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 1.6% | — | 7.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.83 (Often has places) | — | 0.90 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 19 | — | 141 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 25 | — | 182 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 62 | 206 | 25 | 914 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 206 / 210 (98%) | 25 / 27 (93%) | 914 / 1,055 (87%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 80.6% | 33.5% | — | 34.3% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Catherine Smith | Ms Sam Woodcock | Mr Richard McCabe | Mr Sam Orsborne |
| SEN typesdiffers | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Hemel Hempstead | Hemel Hempstead | Hemel Hempstead | Hemel Hempstead |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community special school | Community school | Independent | Community school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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