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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Beacon Primary Academy | Skegness Academy | Skegness Grammar School | The Viking School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | Yes |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Beacon Primary Academy | Skegness Academy | Skegness Grammar School | The Viking School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Skegness, PE25 2RN | Skegness, PE25 2QH | Skegness, PE25 2QS | Skegness, PE25 2QJ |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Other independent school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | Secondary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 11–19 | 11–18 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Requires improvement | Expected standard | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 28.4 | 52.4 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.6 | -0.0 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 10% | 67% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 29% | 90% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 3% | 36% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 2.1 | 4.8 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 55% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.1% | 17.0% | 9.0% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 12.0% | 49.3% | 28.2% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 11.6% | 3.4% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.47 (Competitive) | 0.81 (Often has places) | 1.85 (Competitive) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 44 | 116 | 113 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | 161 | 61 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 206 | 939 | 622 | 39 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 206 / 210 (98%) | 939 / 1,340 (70%) | 622 / 898 (69%) | 39 / 132 (30%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 34% | 66.7% | 30.6% | 0% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | Selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Lisa Wright | Mr Claudio Gissendorf | Mrs Lorraine Walker | Miss Laura Middlebrook |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Boston and Skegness | Boston and Skegness | Boston and Skegness | Boston and Skegness |
| Sponsordiffers | Greenwood Academies Trust | Greenwood Academies Trust | The David Ross Education Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST | Independent |
| Academy/trustdiffers | GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST | GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST | THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | — | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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