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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Laurus Cheadle Hulme | Parrs Wood High School | The Kingsway County Secondary School | The Kingsway School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Laurus Cheadle Hulme | Parrs Wood High School | The Kingsway County Secondary School | The Kingsway School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Cheadle, SK8 5GB | Manchester, M20 5PG | Cheadle, SK8 4QX | Cheadle, SK8 4QX |
| School typediffers | Free schools | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Outstanding | Standards maintained | — | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8differs | 54.6 | 47.2 | — | 45.0 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.5 | -0.1 | — | -0.3 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 59% | 46% | — | 42% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 80% | 67% | — | 65% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 85% | 30% | — | 45% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 5.3 | 4.1 | — | 4.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.4% | 8.1% | — | 10.0% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 21.0% | 21.4% | — | 30.6% |
| Severe absencediffers | 3.9% | 3.7% | — | 4.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 2.02 (Highly competitive) | 0.78 (Often has places) | — | 0.56 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 437 | 222 | — | 128 |
| Places offereddiffers | 216 | 291 | — | 293 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,054 | 1,786 | — | 1,260 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,054 / 1,050 (100%) | 1,786 / 1,854 (96%) | — | 1,260 / 1,570 (80%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 20.1% | 30.3% | — | 24.9% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr John Peet | Mr Mark McElwee | — | Ms Anna Fowler |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | — | SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Cheadle | Manchester Withington | Cheadle | Cheadle |
| Sponsordiffers | The Laurus Trust | Education and Leadership Trust | — | Education Learning Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE LAURUS TRUST | Academy trust: GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE LAURUS TRUST | GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST | — | EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | 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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