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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Lipson Co-operative Academy | Plymouth High School for Girls | Plymouth High School for Girls | Stoke Damerel Community College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Lipson Co-operative Academy | Plymouth High School for Girls | Plymouth High School for Girls | Stoke Damerel Community College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Plymouth, PL4 7PG | Plymouth, PL4 6HT | Plymouth, PL4 6HT | Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Girls | Girls | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | — | School remains Good | Needs attention |
| Attainment 8differs | 47.5 | — | 65.3 | 38.5 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.4 | — | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 51% | — | 91% | 30% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 67% | — | 97% | 54% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 18% | — | 41% | 8% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.9 | — | 5.8 | 3.2 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 10.3% | — | 5.9% | 14.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 31.9% | — | 14.9% | 42.6% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.4% | — | 1.2% | 8.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.88 (Often has places) | — | 1.15 (Balanced demand) | 0.87 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 192 | — | 138 | 209 |
| Places offereddiffers | 217 | — | 120 | 258 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,131 | 792 | 782 | 1,292 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,131 / 1,150 (98%) | 792 / 804 (99%) | 782 / 804 (97%) | 1,292 / 1,680 (77%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 43.1% | 6.7% | 13.7% | 40.5% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Selective | Selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Tom Goodman | Mr Simon Underdown | Mr Simon Underdown | Miss Anita Frier |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport |
| Sponsordiffers | The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust | — | The Thinking Schools Academy Trust | Greenshaw Learning Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — | THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST | GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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