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32 fields differ · 4 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Brigshaw High School | Castleford Academy | Garforth Academy | Great Preston VC CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Brigshaw High School | Castleford Academy | Garforth Academy | Great Preston VC CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Castleford, WF10 2HR | Castleford, WF10 4JQ | Leeds, LS25 1LJ | Leeds, LS26 8AR |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter | Voluntary controlled school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Standards maintained | Not judged | Not judged | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 44.4 | 48.6 | 50.5 | — |
| Progress 8differs | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 42% | 51% | 67% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 62% | 67% | 82% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 46% | 22% | 82% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 50% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 10.2% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 5.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 26.9% | 24.0% | 21.4% | 17.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | 5.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 1.03 (Balanced demand) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 1.17 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 221 | 300 | 281 | 35 |
| Places offereddiffers | 229 | 291 | 298 | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,321 | 1,480 | 1,897 | 228 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,321 / 1,500 (88%) | 1,480 / 1,500 (99%) | 1,897 / 2,065 (92%) | 228 / 240 (95%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 22% | 28.7% | 16.1% | 14.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Duncan Roberts | Mr Wesley Bush | Principal Anna Young | Mrs Val Law |
| SEN typesdiffers | PD - Physical Disability | HI - Hearing Impairment | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Leeds (ce) |
| Constituencydiffers | Selby | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | Leeds East | Leeds East |
| Sponsordiffers | The Brigshaw Learning Partnership | Castleford Academy | Delta Academies Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE BRIGSHAW LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST | Voluntary controlled school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE BRIGSHAW LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST | DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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