Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=111396,134583,111218,110983
30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College | Building Young Peoples Potential | Dee Point Primary School | J H Godwin Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College | Building Young Peoples Potential | Dee Point Primary School | J H Godwin Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Chester, CH1 5JH | Chester, CH1 5NF | Chester, CH1 5NF | Chester, CH1 5JG |
| School typediffers | Foundation school | Other independent school | Community school | Community school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | — | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 14–16 | 3–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Needs attention | — | Needs attention | Needs attention |
| Attainment 8differs | 37.2 | — | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.6 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 24% | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 47% | — | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 9% | — | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 35% | 30% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 14.9% | — | 6.8% | 6.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 44.7% | — | 22.7% | 19.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 8.5% | — | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.14 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 111 | — | 67 | 17 |
| Places offereddiffers | 112 | — | 59 | 17 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 651 | — | 485 | 161 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 651 / 750 (87%) | — | 485 / 420 (115%) | 161 / 210 (77%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 48.5% | — | 46.8% | 44.7% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Rachel Hudson | Kate Reading | Mr Dave Williams | Mrs Keira Orme |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Chester North and Neston | City of Chester | Chester North and Neston | Chester North and Neston |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: Blacon High School Trust | Independent | Community school | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | Blacon High School Trust | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.