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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Biddulph High School | Kidsgrove Secondary School | Ormiston Horizon Academy | St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Biddulph High School | Kidsgrove Secondary School | Ormiston Horizon Academy | St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL | Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 13–18 | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | Good | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8differs | 40.4 | 38.8 | 34.7 | 41.2 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.8 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -0.4 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 32% | 23% | 22% | 35% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 57% | 46% | 41% | 62% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 39% | 25% | 13% | 82% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.8% | 7.0% | 11.8% | 8.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 25.5% | 20.1% | 35.0% | 24.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.3% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 89 | 223 | 195 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 94 | 222 | 204 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 746 | 394 | 1,029 | 1,143 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 746 / 867 (86%) | 394 / 829 (48%) | 1,029 / 1,050 (98%) | 1,143 / 1,200 (95%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 23.2% | 22.6% | 39% | 36.8% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Darryn Robinson | Mr Steven Frost | Mr Andrew Fitzgibbon | Mr Dominic McKenna |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Constituencydiffers | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North |
| Sponsordiffers | — | The Shaw Education Trust | Ormiston Academies Trust | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: POTTERIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST | Academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | POTTERIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST | THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST | ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | — | — | No boarders |
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