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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Howard House School | Meadowdale Academy | St Bede's Catholic Primary School | St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Howard House School | Meadowdale Academy | St Bede's Catholic Primary School | St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Netherton Colliery, NE22 6BB | Bedlington, NE22 6HA | Bedlington, NE22 6EQ | Bedlington, NE22 6ED |
| School typediffers | Other independent special school | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 10–18 | 2–11 | 3–11 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Good | Expected standard | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 1.8 | — | — | 44.7 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | -0.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 0% | — | — | 39% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 0% | — | — | 63% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 0% | — | — | 20% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 0.1 | — | — | 3.8 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 45% | 46% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 3% | 0% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 5.8% | 5.4% | 11.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 13.4% | 11.4% | 32.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.6% | 0.6% | 6.1% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.75 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 29 | 14 | 143 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 29 | 14 | 192 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 38 | 202 | 205 | 994 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 38 / 40 (95%) | 202 / 210 (96%) | 205 / 240 (85%) | 994 / 1,140 (87%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 21.3% | 13.3% | 33.1% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Selective | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Charlotte de Oliveira | Ms Lindsay Coates | Mrs Laura Fallon | Mrs Suzanne Lewis-Dale |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle | Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle |
| Constituency | Blyth and Ashington | Blyth and Ashington | Blyth and Ashington | Blyth and Ashington |
| Sponsordiffers | — | North East Learning Trust | Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust | Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Academy trust: NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST | Academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST | BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST | BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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