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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birklands Primary School | Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School | Meden School | Sherwood Junior School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Birklands Primary School | Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School | Meden School | Sherwood Junior School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Mansfield, NG20 0QF | Mansfield, NG20 0AS | Mansfield, NG20 0QN | Mansfield, NG20 0JT |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Community school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–7 | 11–18 | 7–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Standards maintained | Good | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 40.6 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 29% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 53% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 5% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.4 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 64% | — | — | 17% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 4% | — | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.3% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 6.9% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 15.6% | 30.5% | 31.0% | 25.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.90 (Often has places) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 35 | 25 | 204 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 39 | 26 | 205 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 331 | 135 | 1,054 | 229 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 331 / 315 (105%) | 135 / 180 (75%) | 1,054 / 1,356 (78%) | 229 / 240 (95%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 31.9% | 34.3% | 40.2% | 41% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Amy Watson | Mrs Lucy Stancliffe | Mr Simon Morton | Mrs Helen Stevens |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Mansfield | Mansfield | Mansfield | Mansfield |
| Sponsordiffers | Nova Education Trust | — | Nova Education Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: NOVA EDUCATION TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: NOVA EDUCATION TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | NOVA EDUCATION TRUST | — | NOVA EDUCATION TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has 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 | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
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