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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Polam Hall School | Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College | Skerne Park Academy | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Polam Hall School | Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College | Skerne Park Academy | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Darlington, DL1 5PA | Darlington, DL3 7AU | Darlington, DL1 5AJ | Darlington, DL3 7HP |
| School typediffers | Free schools | Academy 16-19 converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | All-through | 16 plus | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–16 | 16–19 | 2–11 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | — | Requires improvement | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 42.0 | — | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.1 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 35% | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 54% | — | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 37% | — | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.8 | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 63% | — | 15% | 83% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 8% | — | 0% | 21% |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.7% | — | 8.3% | 4.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 26.2% | — | 28.9% | 5.6% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.3% | — | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.02 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.93 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 46 | — | 28 | 25 |
| Places offereddiffers | 45 | — | 28 | 28 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 842 | — | 248 | 224 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 842 / 882 (95%) | — | 248 / 420 (59%) | 224 / 210 (107%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 31.2% | — | 57.3% | 7.1% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Principal Kate Reid | Mr Laurence Job | Ms Clair Gooding | Mrs Katie Whitehead |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle |
| Constituency | Darlington | Darlington | Darlington | Darlington |
| Sponsordiffers | Woodard Academies Trust | Swift Academies | Advance Learning Partnership | Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST | NORTHERN ARCH LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | 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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