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34 fields differ · 2 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Mercer's Wood Academy | The Gainsborough Nursery School | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough | Yail (Gainsborough) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | Yes |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | No |
| Field | Mercer's Wood Academy | The Gainsborough Nursery School | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough | Yail (Gainsborough) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Gainsborough, DN21 2PD | Gainsborough, DN21 2RR | Gainsborough, DN21 2ST | Gainsborough, DN21 2RN |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Local authority nursery school | Community school | Other independent special school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Nursery | Secondary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 5–11 | 2–4 | 11–18 | 14–16 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Boys |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Good | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 62.4 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 85% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 96% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 95% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 6.0 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 27% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.2% | — | 5.7% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 29.2% | — | 18.5% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.4% | — | 0.9% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.34 (Competitive) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 12 | — | 250 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 12 | — | 186 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 157 | 108 | 1,139 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 157 / 210 (75%) | — | 1,139 / 1,286 (89%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 75.8% | 0% | 12.4% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Selective | Selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Kieran Ola | Mrs Laura Cook | Mr Richard Eastham | Mr Peter Taylor |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Gainsborough | Gainsborough | Gainsborough | Gainsborough |
| Sponsordiffers | Tall Oaks Academies Trust | — | — | — |
| Federationdiffers | — | Lincolnshire Maintained Nursery School Federation | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD | Local authority nursery school | Community school | Independent |
| Academy/trustdiffers | TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form | — |
| Boardingdiffers | — | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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