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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Holy Family Catholic Academy | Newbridge Learning Community | Platt Bridge Community School | St Mary's CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Holy Family Catholic Academy | Newbridge Learning Community | Platt Bridge Community School | St Mary's CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wigan, WN2 5JF | Wigan, WN2 3TL | Wigan, WN2 5NG | Wigan, WN2 3NX |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community special school | Academy converter | Voluntary controlled school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 11–16 | 2–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Good | Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 15.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -1.6 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 0% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 10% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 1.3 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 76% | — | 71% | 50% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | 3% | 5% |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.6% | 30.1% | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 23.1% | 70.8% | 15.6% | 20.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.9% | 22.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 20 | — | 51 | 25 |
| Places offereddiffers | 20 | — | 52 | 26 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 228 | 83 | 479 | 242 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 228 / 210 (109%) | 83 / 88 (94%) | 479 / 504 (95%) | 242 / 315 (77%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 42.3% | 74.7% | 46.9% | 51.2% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Rebecca Crawley | Mr Paul Appleton | Mr Stephen Wallace | Mrs Gillian Talbot |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocesediffers | Archdiocese of Liverpool | — | — | Diocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | Makerfield | Makerfield | Makerfield | Makerfield |
| Sponsordiffers | St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust | — | Achievement Through Collaboration Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Community special school | Academy trust: ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST | Voluntary controlled school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — | ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION 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 | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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