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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Saxmundham Primary School | Set Saxmundham School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | 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 | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Saxmundham Primary School | Set Saxmundham School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Saxmundham, IP17 1HE | Saxmundham, IP17 2NP | Saxmundham, IP17 1XQ | Saxmundham, IP17 1DZ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Voluntary controlled school | Academy converter | Free schools |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 4–11 | 3–11 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | School remains Good | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 32.0 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | -1.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 16% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 39% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 2% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 2.6 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 50% | 60% | 48% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 10% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 18.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 18.8% | 11.3% | 22.2% | 46.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 16.8% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 8 | 23 | 30 | 8 |
| Places offereddiffers | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 77 | 166 | 252 | 109 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 77 / 105 (73%) | 166 / 166 (100%) | 252 / 315 (80%) | 109 / 600 (18%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 39% | 19.3% | 40.6% | 41.7% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Paul Parslow-Williams | Mr Mark Taylor | Mr James Ratcliffe | Mr Neil Philpott |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | — | — |
| Constituency | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk Coastal | Suffolk Coastal |
| Sponsordiffers | All Saints Schools Trust | — | East Anglian Schools Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST | Voluntary controlled school | Academy trust: EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD | Supported by a trust |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST | — | EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has 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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