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32 fields differ · 4 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Cloughwood Academy | Greenbank School | St Nicholas Catholic High School | St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | No |
| Field | Cloughwood Academy | Greenbank School | St Nicholas Catholic High School | St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Northwich, CW8 1NU | Northwich, CW8 1LD | Northwich, CW8 1JW | Northwich, CW8 1JW |
| School typediffers | Academy special converter | Community special school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | — | — | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 8–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 5–11 |
| Genderdiffers | Boys | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | Not judged | Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 8.7 | 1.5 | 49.9 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -1.4 | -2.0 | 0.2 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 0% | 0% | 52% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 0% | 0% | 76% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 0% | 0% | 65% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.5 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | 71% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 16.4% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 5.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 52.4% | 28.1% | 25.2% | 11.8% |
| Severe absencediffers | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | — | 218 | 22 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | — | 218 | 23 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 120 | 129 | 1,201 | 191 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 120 / 120 (100%) | 129 / 133 (97%) | 1,201 / 1,240 (97%) | 191 / 210 (91%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 64.5% | 45.3% | 13.9% | 10.5% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Robert Newton | Mr Michael McCann | Mr Craig Burns | Mrs Justine McEniff |
| SEN typesdiffers | SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Shrewsbury | Diocese of Shrewsbury |
| Constituency | Mid Cheshire | Mid Cheshire | Mid Cheshire | Mid Cheshire |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: KALEIDOSCOPE LEARNING TRUST | Community special school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | KALEIDOSCOPE LEARNING TRUST | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | Boarding school | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders |
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