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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Retford Oaks Academy | St Giles School | St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | The Elizabethan Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Retford Oaks Academy | St Giles School | St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | The Elizabethan Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Retford, DN22 7NJ | Retford, DN22 7NJ | Retford, DN22 7BP | Retford, DN22 7PY |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community special school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | — | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 3–18 | 3–11 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Improved significantly | School remains Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 34.6 | — | — | 37.6 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.5 | — | — | -0.5 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 15% | — | — | 26% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 37% | — | — | 52% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 3% | — | — | 18% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 2.7 | — | — | 3.1 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 0% | 61% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 0% | 0% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 10.9% | 12.1% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 32.9% | 40.0% | 17.2% | 28.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 7.2% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.90 (Often has places) | — | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 1.15 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 168 | — | 24 | 261 |
| Places offereddiffers | 193 | — | 25 | 226 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,080 | 241 | 224 | 1,230 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,080 / 1,295 (83%) | 241 / 250 (96%) | 224 / 210 (107%) | 1,230 / 1,458 (84%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 33.1% | 47.4% | 18.5% | 27.9% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Heather Widdup | Mr Matthew Rooney | Mr Richard Hilton | Tom Crowther |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Hallam | — |
| Constituency | Bassetlaw | Bassetlaw | Bassetlaw | Bassetlaw |
| Sponsordiffers | Diverse Academies Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST | Community special school | Academy trust: ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE ELIZABETHAN ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST | — | ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | THE ELIZABETHAN ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | 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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