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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Links Academy | Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School | Oaklands College | The Links Education Support Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Field | Links Academy | Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School | Oaklands College | The Links Education Support Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Albans, AL4 0TZ | St Albans, AL4 0TT | St Albans, AL4 0JA | St Albans, AL4 0TZ |
| School typediffers | Academy alternative provision converter | Academy converter | Further education | Pupil referral unit |
| Phasediffers | — | Secondary | 16 plus | — |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–18 | 16–99 | 5–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | Outstanding | — | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 54.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | 0.8 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 59% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 5.1 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 5.1% | — | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 10.5% | — | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 1.0% | — | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.15 (Balanced demand) | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 193 | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 168 | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 10 | 1,134 | — | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 10 / 40 (25%) | 1,134 / 1,056 (107%) | — | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 70% | 11.5% | — | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | David Allen | Mrs Anne Atkinson | Mr Andrew Slade | Miss Tracey Healy |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Archdiocese of Westminster | — | — |
| Constituency | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans | St Albans |
| Sponsordiffers | Links Academy Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: LINKS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST | Further education | Pupil referral unit |
| Academy/trustdiffers | LINKS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST | — | — |
| Nursery | — | — | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Has a sixth form | — | — |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
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