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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Crofton Academy | Crofton High School - Specialists In Maths and Computing: With Visual Impairment Resource | Outwood Academy Freeston | St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Crofton Academy | Crofton High School - Specialists In Maths and Computing: With Visual Impairment Resource | Outwood Academy Freeston | St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wakefield, WF4 1NF | Wakefield, WF4 1NF | Normanton, WF6 1HZ | Wakefield, WF2 6EQ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | — | Not judged | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 50.0 | — | 42.9 | 46.5 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.3 | — | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 57% | — | 48% | 50% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 74% | — | 67% | 62% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 19% | — | 38% | 28% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.3 | — | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.1% | — | 11.3% | 9.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 27.7% | — | 36.1% | 27.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.9% | — | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | 1.01 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 186 | — | 168 | 144 |
| Places offereddiffers | 199 | — | 170 | 144 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,045 | — | 993 | 762 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,045 / 1,050 (100%) | — | 993 / 1,050 (95%) | 762 / 750 (102%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 30.8% | — | 31.2% | 29.6% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Peter Walker | Mr Jeremy Horsley | Principal Lisa Allott | Dr Patrick Caldwell |
| SEN typesdiffers | VI - Visual Impairment | VI - Visual Impairment | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Leeds (rc) |
| Constituencydiffers | Normanton and Hemsworth | Hemsworth | Normanton and Hemsworth | Ossett and Denby Dale |
| Sponsordiffers | Castleford Academy | — | Outwood Grange Academies Trust | Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST | — | OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
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