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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Castle Park School | Sandgate School | Stramongate Primary School | The Queen Katherine School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Castle Park School | Sandgate School | Stramongate Primary School | The Queen Katherine School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Kendal, LA9 6BE | Kendal, LA9 6JG | Kendal, LA9 4BT | Kendal, LA9 6PJ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Community special school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 3–19 | 4–11 | 11–19 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Good | Not judged | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 49.1 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 45% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 66% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 36% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 4.3 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 53% | — | 69% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 8% | — | 8% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.0% | 8.6% | 5.5% | 9.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 12.0% | 22.7% | 12.8% | 26.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.99 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 37 | — | 37 | 176 |
| Places offereddiffers | 37 | — | 37 | 178 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 326 | 166 | 237 | 910 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 326 / 315 (103%) | 166 / 160 (104%) | 237 / 420 (56%) | 910 / 1,465 (62%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 8.2% | 34.1% | 24.5% | 17.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Ross Knaggs | Mr Daniel Hinton | Mr Ross Knaggs | Mr Jon Hayes |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | PD - Physical Disability |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Sponsordiffers | Cumbria Education Trust | — | Cumbria Education Trust | Cumbria Education Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST | Community special school | Academy trust: CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST | — | CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST | CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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