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21 fields differ · 15 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Barling Magna Primary Academy | Friars Primary School and Nursery | Great Wakering Primary Academy | St George's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | No |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Barling Magna Primary Academy | Friars Primary School and Nursery | Great Wakering Primary Academy | St George's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0LN | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9XX | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EJ | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9RN |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 3–11 | 4–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Standards maintained | Standards maintained | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 50% | 51% | 55% | 73% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 11% | 5% | 7% | 10% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.1% | 7.0% | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 16.4% | 23.6% | 10.6% | 12.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.03 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 22 | 40 | 47 | 31 |
| Places offereddiffers | 23 | 46 | 47 | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 167 | 429 | 412 | 209 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 167 / 210 (80%) | 429 / 472 (91%) | 412 / 420 (98%) | 209 / 210 (100%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 22.2% | 39.7% | 21.6% | 15.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Kelly Sheern | Mr Christopher McClay | Mrs Jennifer Burdett | Mrs Annabelle Delgado |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Brentwood |
| Constituency | Southend East and Rochford | Southend East and Rochford | Southend East and Rochford | Southend East and Rochford |
| Sponsordiffers | Brickfields Multi Academy Trust | Portico Academy Trust | Brickfields Multi Academy Trust | Assisi Catholic Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST | Academy trust: PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST | Academy trust: ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST | PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST | THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST | ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | 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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