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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Lift Columbus | St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford | St Pius X Catholic Primary School | Tanglewood Nursery School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Lift Columbus | St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford | St Pius X Catholic Primary School | Tanglewood Nursery School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB | Chelmsford, CM1 4BS | Chelmsford, CM1 4HY | Chelmsford, CM1 2DX |
| School typediffers | Academy special converter | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | Local authority nursery school |
| Phasediffers | — | Secondary | Primary | Nursery |
| Age rangediffers | 3–19 | 11–18 | 5–11 | 2–5 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open, but proposed to close | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Good | Standards maintained | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 49.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | 0.1 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 51% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 10% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 4.0 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 0% | — | 65% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | 19% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.1% | 6.7% | 4.6% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 28.2% | 14.2% | 8.3% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.5% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.01 (Balanced demand) | 0.85 (Often has places) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 178 | 23 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 185 | 30 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 285 | 1,241 | 215 | 133 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 285 / 270 (106%) | 1,241 / 1,220 (102%) | 215 / 210 (102%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 32.4% | 16.7% | 23.7% | 0% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Ms Michelle Hughes | Mr Thomas Coen | Mrs Sharon Derbyshire | Miss Deborah Watson |
| SEN typesdiffers | SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Brentwood | Diocese of Brentwood | — |
| Constituency | Chelmsford | Chelmsford | Chelmsford | Chelmsford |
| Sponsordiffers | Lift Schools | — | St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS | Voluntary aided school | Academy trust: THE ROSARY TRUST - A CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY | Local authority nursery school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | LIFT SCHOOLS | — | THE ROSARY TRUST - A CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has 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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