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23 fields differ · 13 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Chesterton Primary School | Crackley Bank Primary School | Dragon Square Nursery School | Oaklands Nursery School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes | No | No |
| Field | Chesterton Primary School | Crackley Bank Primary School | Dragon Square Nursery School | Oaklands Nursery School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 7NT | Newcastle, ST5 7BE | Newcastle, ST5 7HL | Newcastle, ST5 0EX |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Local authority nursery school | Local authority nursery school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Nursery | Nursery |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 3–11 | 3–5 | 2–5 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | Good | — | School remains Outstanding |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 58% | 50% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | 0% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.2% | 7.7% | — | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 18.4% | 21.7% | — | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.8% | 2.5% | — | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 14 | 24 | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 15 | 24 | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 155 | 198 | — | 37 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 155 / 210 (74%) | 198 / 210 (94%) | — | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 52.9% | 59.4% | — | 0% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Ms Helen Swindells | Ms Sara Stevenson | Mrs Wendy Niblett | Mrs Sally Lynch |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Sponsordiffers | Collective Vision Trust | Collective Vision Trust | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST | Academy trust: COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST | Local authority nursery school | Local authority nursery school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST | COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | 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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