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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Castle Manor Academy | Place Farm Primary Academy | Samuel Ward Academy | St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Castle Manor Academy | Place Farm Primary Academy | Samuel Ward Academy | St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Haverhill, CB9 9JE | Haverhill, CB9 8HF | Haverhill, CB9 0LD | HAVERHILL, CB9 9DE |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 3–11 | 11–18 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Standards maintained | Good | Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 41.1 | — | 43.2 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.1 | — | -0.2 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 31% | — | 36% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 57% | — | 65% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 22% | — | 20% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.3 | — | 3.7 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 73% | — | 63% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 17% | — | 8% |
| Overall absencediffers | 10.1% | 5.7% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 31.2% | 15.8% | 30.8% | 9.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.8% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 146 | 52 | 179 | 30 |
| Places offereddiffers | 149 | 53 | 192 | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 760 | 416 | 1,076 | 217 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 760 / 750 (101%) | 416 / 446 (93%) | 1,076 / 1,250 (86%) | 217 / 315 (69%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 30% | 30.7% | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Vanessa Whitcombe | Mrs Jane Sendall | Mr Tom Johnston | Mrs Anne-Marie Price |
| SEN typesdiffers | MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of East Anglia |
| Constituency | West Suffolk | West Suffolk | West Suffolk | West Suffolk |
| Sponsordiffers | Unity Schools Partnership | Unity Schools Partnership | Unity Schools Partnership | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have 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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