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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Chadwell St Mary Primary School | Palmer's College | The Gateway Academy | Woodside Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Chadwell St Mary Primary School | Palmer's College | The Gateway Academy | Woodside Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Grays, RM16 4DH | Grays, RM17 5TD | Grays, RM16 4LU | Grays, RM16 2GJ |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Further education | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | 16 plus | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–11 | 16–99 | 11–16 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Improved significantly | — | Standards maintained | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 44.6 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | 0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 47% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 68% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 6% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.6 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 87% | — | — | 77% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 10% | — | — | 10% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.2% | — | 6.9% | 4.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 18.6% | — | 21.5% | 10.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.1% | — | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 30 | — | 209 | 89 |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | — | 209 | 89 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 202 | — | 1,030 | 662 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 202 / 210 (96%) | — | 1,030 / 1,035 (100%) | 662 / 660 (100%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 39.1% | — | 41.8% | 18.1% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr J Lloyd | Mr Mark Vinall | Grainne McLaughlin | Ms J Ryder |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | South Basildon and East Thurrock | Thurrock | Thurrock | Thurrock |
| Sponsordiffers | South West Essex Community Education Trust (SWECET) | — | The Gateway Learning Community | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED | Further education | Academy trust: GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY | Academy trust: WOODSIDE ACADEMY |
| Academy/trustdiffers | SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED | — | GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY | WOODSIDE ACADEMY |
| Nurserydiffers | No 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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