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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | St Mary's Catholic School | St Michael's Church of England Primary School | White Trees Independent School | Windhill21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | Yes | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Field | St Mary's Catholic School | St Michael's Church of England Primary School | White Trees Independent School | Windhill21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN | CM23 5NA | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NE |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Voluntary aided school | Other independent special school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Primary | — | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 3–11 | 11–18 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | Good | — | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8differs | 54.6 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Progress 8differs | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 59% | — | 10% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 81% | — | 10% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 67% | — | 0% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 5.0 | — | 0.5 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 65% | — | 70% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 13% | — | 18% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.8% | 5.1% | — | 4.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 21.9% | 10.1% | — | 8.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.7% | 1.1% | — | 0.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.84 (Often has places) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.02 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 152 | 12 | — | 60 |
| Places offereddiffers | 184 | 12 | — | 59 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,106 | 226 | 76 | 451 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,106 / 1,029 (107%) | 226 / 236 (96%) | 76 / 78 (97%) | 451 / 420 (107%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 10.1% | 15.6% | — | 11.8% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Headteacher Deirdre McHugh | Miss Rachel Griffiths | Miss Laura Bull | Sarah Wood |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Archdiocese of Westminster | Diocese of St Albans | — | — |
| Constituency | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Ivy Learning Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | Voluntary aided school | Independent | Academy trust: IVY LEARNING TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | — | — | IVY LEARNING TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has 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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