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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | 3 Dimensions | Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School | Holyrood Academy | The Redstart Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | 3 Dimensions | Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School | Holyrood Academy | The Redstart Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Chard, TA20 3AJ | Chard, TA20 3NG | Chard, TA20 1JL | Chard, TA20 1SD |
| School typediffers | Other independent special school | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | — | Primary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 7–25 | 4–11 | 11–18 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | School remains Good | Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 2.4 | — | 44.8 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.2 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 0% | — | 42% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 0% | — | 63% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 0% | — | 22% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 0.2 | — | 3.9 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 100% | — | 78% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 21% | — | 12% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 4.8% | 10.1% | 5.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 12.8% | 28.0% | 10.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 0.0% | 5.1% | 1.9% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.97 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 18 | 237 | 57 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 18 | 238 | 59 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 69 | 117 | 1,282 | 444 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 69 / 64 (108%) | 117 / 120 (98%) | 1,282 / 1,300 (99%) | 444 / 452 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 6.8% | 27.4% | 21.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Caroline Rolfe | Miss Joanna Rousseau | Mr Dave Maccormick | Mrs Rebecca Collins |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Bath and Wells | — | — |
| Constituency | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil | Yeovil |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Blackdown Education Partnership | Cabot Learning Federation |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Voluntary aided school | Academy trust: BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP | CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | — |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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