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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Brook View School | Hillside Specialist School and College | Longridge Church of England Primary School | St Cecilia's RC High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | Yes | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Brook View School | Hillside Specialist School and College | Longridge Church of England Primary School | St Cecilia's RC High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Preston, PR3 3YB | Preston, PR3 3XB | Preston, PR3 3JA | Preston, PR3 2XA |
| School typediffers | Other independent special school | Community special school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | — | — | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 8–19 | 3–19 | 4–11 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | School remains Good | Expected standard | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 45.5 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 43% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 62% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 15% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 3.8 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 0% | 70% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 0% | 0% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 9.2% | 5.0% | 10.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 30.7% | 14.1% | 27.6% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 1.1% | 0.6% | 5.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.06 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | — | 25 | 126 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | — | 25 | 119 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 10 | 117 | 200 | 581 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 10 / 25 (40%) | 117 / 99 (118%) | 200 / 210 (95%) | 581 / 577 (101%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 38.6% | 23.5% | 29.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Selective | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Rebekah Dennett | Mr Paul Leaper | Mrs Catherine Parkin | Mrs Helen Hall |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Blackburn | Diocese of Salford |
| Constituency | Ribble Valley | Ribble Valley | Ribble Valley | Ribble Valley |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Independent | Community special school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Has 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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