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27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Smith's Wood Academy | The Coleshill School | Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Smith's Wood Academy | The Coleshill School | Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Birmingham, B36 0UE | Birmingham, B46 3EX | Birmingham, B37 6NU | Birmingham, B37 5FD |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | University technical college |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 14–19 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Needs attention | Standards maintained | Not judged | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | 30.0 | 41.3 | 34.4 | 33.5 |
| Progress 8differs | -1.5 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.3 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 17% | 38% | 26% | 23% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 42% | 61% | 43% | 45% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 32% | 31% | 20% | 0% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 14.7% | 9.3% | 14.6% | 14.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 45.5% | 26.1% | 44.5% | 42.2% |
| Severe absencediffers | 10.1% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 7.8% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.69 (Often has places) | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | 0.61 (Often has places) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 61 | 206 | 126 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 186 | 210 | 242 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 697 | 1,177 | 1,151 | 394 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 697 / 1,000 (70%) | 1,177 / 1,320 (89%) | 1,151 / 1,550 (74%) | 394 / 640 (62%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 65.4% | 22.8% | 60.3% | 49.2% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Non-selective | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Stephen Huntington | Miss Rebecca Brindley | Mr Darren Turner | Mrs Claire Morris |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North | North Warwickshire and Bedworth | Meriden and Solihull East | Meriden and Solihull East |
| Sponsordiffers | Fairfax | The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership | Tudor Grange Academies Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: WMG ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS |
| Academy/trustdiffers | FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | WMG ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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