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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Aegir - A Specialist Academy | The Gainsborough Academy | The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School | White's Wood Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Aegir - A Specialist Academy | The Gainsborough Academy | The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School | White's Wood Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Gainsborough, DN21 1PB | Gainsborough, DN21 1PB | Gainsborough, DN21 1TE | Gainsborough, DN21 1TJ |
| School typediffers | Academy special converter | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | — | Secondary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–19 | 11–16 | 4–11 | 7–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Requires improvement | Not judged | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 29.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.8 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 9% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 23% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 27% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 2.4 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 41% | 36% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 3% | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.2% | 13.2% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 27.0% | 41.1% | 15.7% | 14.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.5% | 8.8% | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.86 (Often has places) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 96 | 21 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 124 | 21 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 151 | 767 | 189 | 195 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 151 / 165 (92%) | 767 / 1,200 (64%) | 189 / 210 (90%) | 195 / 240 (81%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 65.9% | 65.4% | 51.3% | 64.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Catherine Askham | Mrs Rachael Skelton | Mrs Louise Simmonds | Miss Bethan White |
| SEN typesdiffers | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Gainsborough | Gainsborough | Gainsborough | Gainsborough |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Wickersley Partnership Trust | — | Tall Oaks Academies Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST | Academy trust: WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD |
| Academy/trustdiffers | INSPIRE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES TRUST | WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST | — | TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | — | No boarders | No boarders |
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