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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Churchend Primary Academy | St Michael's Primary School | Thames Valley School | The Avenue Special School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Churchend Primary Academy | St Michael's Primary School | Thames Valley School | The Avenue Special School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Reading, RG30 4HP | Reading, RG30 4AS | Reading, RG30 4BZ | Reading, RG30 4BZ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Community school | Free schools special | Academy special converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | — | — |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 5–11 | 4–16 | 2–19 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | School remains Good | Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 17.5 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -1.9 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 20% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 30% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 0% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 1.5 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 65% | 52% | 38% | 0% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.2% | 6.2% | 14.8% | 13.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 17.8% | 17.4% | 33.9% | 39.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.5% | 0.0% | 10.2% | 5.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.88 (Often has places) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 49 | 52 | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 56 | 52 | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 401 | 362 | 78 | 253 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 401 / 446 (90%) | 362 / 420 (86%) | 78 / 78 (100%) | 253 / 249 (102%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 17.4% | 34% | 48.7% | 35.9% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Lou Slocombe | Miss Aimee Crofts | Mrs Gemma Buley | Headteacher Symon Cooke |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Reading West and Mid Berkshire | Reading West and Mid Berkshire | Reading West and Mid Berkshire | Reading West and Mid Berkshire |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Liberty Academy Trust Ltd. | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE | Community school | Academy trust: LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD. | Academy trust: THE AVENUE SCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE | — | LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD. | THE AVENUE SCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
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