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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Field Lane Primary School | Highbury School | Rastrick High School | The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Field Lane Primary School | Highbury School | Rastrick High School | The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Brighouse, HD6 3JT | Brighouse, HD6 3LD | Brighouse, HD6 3XB | Brighouse, HD6 3JW |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community special school | Academy converter | Non-maintained special school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Secondary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 4–11 | 11–16 | 5–19 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Boys |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | School remains Outstanding | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | Outstanding |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 48.3 | 8.9 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 54% | 0% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 72% | 20% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 22% | 0% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 55% | 0% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 5% | 0% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.7% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 9.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 18.2% | 26.3% | 23.2% | 33.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 7 | — | 348 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 7 | — | 347 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 72 | 155 | 1,774 | 83 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 72 / 180 (40%) | — | 1,774 / 1,750 (101%) | 83 / 87 (95%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 68.6% | 41.9% | 22% | 57.9% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Gemma Brook | Mrs Debbie Sweet | Mr Mathew Williams | Mrs Sue Ackroyd |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Calder Valley | Calder Valley | Calder Valley | Calder Valley |
| Sponsordiffers | Polaris Multi Academy Trust | — | Polaris Multi Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Community special school | Academy trust: POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Local authority maintained |
| Academy/trustdiffers | POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — | POLARIS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | — | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | Boarding school |
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