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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Ashton-on-Mersey School | Sale Grammar School | Sale West Secondary School | Urmston Grammar Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Ashton-on-Mersey School | Sale Grammar School | Sale West Secondary School | Urmston Grammar Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Sale, M33 5BP | Sale, M33 3NH | Sale, M33 5JX | Manchester, M41 5UG |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–19 | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Outstanding | — | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 50.5 | 75.5 | — | 75.9 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.0 | 0.8 | — | 0.9 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 59% | 98% | — | 99% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 75% | 100% | — | 100% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 63% | 81% | — | 99% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.7 | 7.1 | — | 7.4 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.6% | 4.4% | — | 4.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 15.3% | 9.5% | — | 7.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.7% | 0.3% | — | 0.1% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.29 (Competitive) | 1.31 (Competitive) | — | 1.49 (Competitive) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 330 | 250 | — | 241 |
| Places offereddiffers | 264 | 191 | — | 164 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,609 | 1,352 | — | 1,137 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,609 / 1,570 (102%) | 1,352 / 1,341 (101%) | — | 1,137 / 1,097 (104%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 15.2% | 2.9% | — | 7.3% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Selective | Non-selective | Selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Lee McConaghie | Mrs Rebecca Smith | — | Mr Thomas Kennedy-Fowler |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Altrincham and Sale West | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Stretford and Urmston | Stretford and Urmston |
| Sponsordiffers | The Dean Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE DEAN TRUST | Academy trust: SALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL | Community school | Academy trust: URMSTON GRAMMAR |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE DEAN TRUST | SALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL | — | URMSTON GRAMMAR |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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