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24 fields differ · 12 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | BBG Academy | Lightcliffe Academy | Spen Valley High School | Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | BBG Academy | Lightcliffe Academy | Spen Valley High School | Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE | Halifax, HX3 8TL | Liversedge, WF15 7LX | Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | Foundation school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Not judged | Good | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8differs | 52.1 | 38.7 | 34.1 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | 0.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 61% | 30% | 26% | 49% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 77% | 55% | 47% | 68% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 61% | 5% | 11% | 33% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.8% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 15.5% | 34.6% | 32.1% | 24.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.6% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 2.8% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.20 (Balanced demand) | 0.82 (Often has places) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 248 | 97 | 175 | 235 |
| Places offereddiffers | 207 | 157 | 187 | 246 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,049 | 788 | 958 | 1,228 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,049 / 1,000 (105%) | 788 / 1,350 (58%) | 958 / 960 (100%) | 1,228 / 1,250 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 17% | 35.4% | 35.5% | 25.8% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Danielle Williams | Mrs Joanne Hackett | Mr Kyle Audsley | Mrs Zoe Ali |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Spen Valley | Calder Valley | Spen Valley | Spen Valley |
| Sponsordiffers | Resilience Multi Academy Trust | Abbey Multi Academy Trust | — | SHARE Multi Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: The Spenborough Co-operative Trust | Academy trust: SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | The Spenborough Co-operative Trust | SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have 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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