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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Alcester Grammar School | Fortitude School | Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | St Benedict's Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Alcester Grammar School | Fortitude School | Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | St Benedict's Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Alcester, B49 5ED | Alcester, B49 5HJ | Alcester, B49 6AG | Alcester, B49 6PX |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Other independent special school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | — | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 5–11 | 4–11 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Outstanding | — | Not judged | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 73.2 | — | — | 49.3 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.6 | — | — | 0.3 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 97% | — | — | 49% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 100% | — | — | 74% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 85% | — | — | 24% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 7.1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 71% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 0% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.6% | — | 5.2% | 10.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 15.5% | — | 14.0% | 28.6% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.5% | — | 0.0% | 5.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 2.04 (Highly competitive) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.56 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 292 | — | 6 | 43 |
| Places offereddiffers | 146 | — | 6 | 110 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,299 | 13 | 109 | 455 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,299 / 1,290 (101%) | 13 / 35 (37%) | 109 / 105 (104%) | 455 / 798 (57%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 1.7% | — | 27.5% | 32.3% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Selective | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Ms Rachel Thorpe | Mrs Jodie McCracken | Mrs Claire Williams | Ms Claire Paddock |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Constituency | Stratford-on-Avon | Stratford-on-Avon | Stratford-on-Avon | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Our Lady of Lourdes MAC (North Worcs) | Our Lady of Lourdes MAC (North Worcs) |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ALCESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL | Independent | Academy trust: ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ALCESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL | — | ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | No Nursery Classes | No 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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