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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School | Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd | Towers School and Sixth Form Centre | Wye School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School | Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd | Towers School and Sixth Form Centre | Wye School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Ashford, TN25 5EA | Ashford, TN25 5EZ | Ashford, TN24 9AL | Wye, TN25 5EJ |
| School typediffers | Voluntary controlled school | Other independent school | Academy converter | Free schools |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–11 | 2–11 | 11–19 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | — | Not judged | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 40.2 | 48.9 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 35% | 48% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 61% | 74% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 62% | 73% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 70% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 17% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.1% | — | 9.6% | 8.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 12.2% | — | 33.0% | 21.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.5% | — | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.13 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 68 | — | 244 | 114 |
| Places offereddiffers | 60 | — | 259 | 116 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 429 | 183 | 1,538 | 557 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 429 / 420 (102%) | 183 / 245 (75%) | 1,538 / 1,625 (95%) | 557 / 600 (93%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 11.4% | — | 30.9% | 24% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Rachael Foster | Mrs Therésa Jaggard | Mr Richard Billings | Mr Luke Magee |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Ashford | Ashford | Ashford | Ashford |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | United Learning Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Voluntary controlled school | Independent | Academy trust: TOWERS SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | TOWERS SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST | UNITED LEARNING TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | — |
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