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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Highfields School | Penn Fields School | Springdale Primary School | St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Highfields School | Penn Fields School | Springdale Primary School | St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT | Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT | Wolverhampton, WV4 4NJ | Wolverhampton, WV3 7LE |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Community special school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | — | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 5–19 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Strong standard | Good | — | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8differs | 50.0 | 1.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | 0.3 | -1.5 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 56% | 0% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 77% | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 7% | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.0 | 0.1 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 0% | — | 48% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 0% | — | 4% |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.5% | 8.6% | 6.5% | 5.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 20.3% | 27.4% | 18.5% | 11.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.3% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.28 (Competitive) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.92 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 352 | — | 33 | 22 |
| Places offereddiffers | 277 | — | 34 | 26 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,765 | 185 | 406 | 219 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,765 / 1,791 (99%) | 185 / 190 (97%) | 406 / 523 (78%) | 219 / 243 (90%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 34.2% | 62% | 39.5% | 34.3% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Simon Cope | Co Headteacher Nicola Payne | Mrs Zoey Lowe | Mr Adam Jewkes |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Constituency | Wolverhampton West | Wolverhampton West | Wolverhampton West | Wolverhampton West |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Community special school | Academy trust: LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — | LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | 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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