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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Hilltop Primary School | Southgate Primary | Southgate West Middle School | Thomas Bennett Community College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Hilltop Primary School | Southgate Primary | Southgate West Middle School | Thomas Bennett Community College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Crawley, RH11 8QL | Crawley, RH10 6DG | Crawley, RH11 8QL | Crawley, RH10 5AD |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Middle deemed primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 4–11 | 8–12 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | Good | — | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 32.5 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | -0.9 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 22% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 42% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 14% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 2.9 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 71% | 33% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 4% | 0% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.4% | 5.8% | — | 11.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 13.9% | 15.8% | — | 34.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.7% | 0.0% | — | 4.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.89 (Often has places) | 0.85 (Often has places) | — | 0.79 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 75 | 23 | — | 133 |
| Places offereddiffers | 84 | 27 | — | 211 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 658 | 267 | — | 1,261 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 658 / 630 (104%) | 267 / 360 (74%) | — | 1,261 / 1,450 (87%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 27.7% | 37.1% | — | 36.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Abby MCNIVEN Mr Ross FARNDON | Miss Charlotte Taylor | Mrs P Botting | Mr Daniel Hatley |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Crawley | Crawley | Crawley | Crawley |
| Sponsordiffers | The Kemnal Academies Trust | GLF Schools | — | The Kemnal Academies Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: GLF SCHOOLS | Community school | Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST | GLF SCHOOLS | — | THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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