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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Ridgeway Primary Academy | The Divergent School Harborough | The Robert Smyth Academy | Welland Park Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Ridgeway Primary Academy | The Divergent School Harborough | The Robert Smyth Academy | Welland Park Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Market Harborough, LE16 7HQ | Market Harborough, LE16 7JS | Market Harborough, LE16 7JG | Market Harborough, LE16 9DR |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Other independent special school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 11–16 | 11–19 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Needs attention | — | School remains Good | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 52.7 | 53.4 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 61% | 64% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 80% | 82% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 86% | 33% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 62% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 5% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.9% | — | 6.3% | 6.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 13.4% | — | 12.4% | 14.8% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.0% | — | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.09 (Balanced demand) | 0.92 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 30 | — | 220 | 185 |
| Places offereddiffers | 32 | — | 201 | 201 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 234 | 8 | 1,349 | 1,014 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 234 / 315 (74%) | 8 / 25 (32%) | 1,349 / 1,405 (96%) | 1,014 / 1,050 (97%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 11.5% | — | 12.2% | 13% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Sally Applebee | Miss Charlotte Smith | Miss Kate Nicholson | Principal Pete Leatherland |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Harborough, Oadby and Wigston | Harborough, Oadby and Wigston | Harborough, Oadby and Wigston | Harborough, Oadby and Wigston |
| Sponsordiffers | Learn Academies Trust | — | Tudor Grange Academies Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST | Independent | Academy trust: TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: WELLAND PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST | — | TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | WELLAND PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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