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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Coombeshead Academy | Fieldstone School | Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Coombeshead Academy | Fieldstone School | Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT | Devon, TQ12 1NH | Newton Abbot, TQ12 1TX | Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Other independent special school | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | — | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 5–16 | 2–11 | 5–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | — | Good | Requires improvement |
| Attainment 8differs | 43.8 | 2.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.1 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 38% | 0% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 65% | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 51% | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.8 | 0.1 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 49% | 59% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 9% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 10.5% | — | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 31.3% | — | 19.9% | 22.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.2% | — | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.92 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.86 (Often has places) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 183 | — | 19 | 16 |
| Places offereddiffers | 201 | — | 25 | 17 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 870 | 74 | 287 | 80 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 870 / 1,440 (60%) | 74 / 100 (74%) | 287 / 336 (85%) | 80 / 210 (38%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 30.1% | — | 40.2% | 30% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Helen Coulson | Mr Alex Kirkbride | Ms Claire Redwood | Mrs Nichola Day |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Plymouth |
| Constituency | Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot |
| Sponsordiffers | Education South West | — | — | Plymouth CAST |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: EDUCATION SOUTH WEST | Independent | Community school | Academy trust: PLYMOUTH CAST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | EDUCATION SOUTH WEST | — | — | PLYMOUTH CAST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | — | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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