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22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Beacon View Primary Academy | Medina Primary School | Paulsgrove Primary School | St Paul's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | No | No |
| Field | Beacon View Primary Academy | Medina Primary School | Paulsgrove Primary School | St Paul's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Portsmouth, PO6 3PS | Portsmouth, PO6 3NH | Portsmouth, PO6 3PL | Portsmouth, PO6 4JD |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 4–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | Not judged | — | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 36% | 47% | — | 67% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | 0% | — | 2% |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.5% | 5.3% | — | 5.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 19.5% | 10.5% | — | 14.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.10 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.97 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 30 | 33 | — | 28 |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | 30 | — | 31 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 233 | 204 | — | 272 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 233 / 459 (51%) | 204 / 210 (97%) | — | 272 / 420 (65%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 55.9% | 46.1% | — | 42.4% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Catherine Williams | Mrs A McGarvey | Mr Andrew Olive | Mrs Z Killick |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Portsmouth (rc) |
| Constituency | Portsmouth North | Portsmouth North | Portsmouth North | Portsmouth North |
| Sponsordiffers | United Learning Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | UNITED LEARNING TRUST | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has 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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