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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bmat Stem Academy | Freshwaters Primary Academy | Harlow College | The Downs Primary School and Nursery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Bmat Stem Academy | Freshwaters Primary Academy | Harlow College | The Downs Primary School and Nursery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Harlow, CM20 3EZ | Harlow, CM20 3QA | Harlow, CM20 3LH | Harlow, CM20 3RB |
| School typediffers | University technical college | Academy sponsor led | Further education | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Primary | 16 plus | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 14–19 | 3–11 | 16–99 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Standards maintained | — | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | 29.9 | — | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | -1.7 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 18% | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 35% | — | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 0% | — | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 2.2 | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 68% | — | 45% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 5% | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 13.4% | 6.9% | — | 5.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 43.8% | 22.1% | — | 13.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.7% | 1.3% | — | 0.8% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.90 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.96 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 38 | — | 44 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 44 | — | 47 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 240 | 413 | — | 362 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 413 / 446 (93%) | — | 362 / 420 (86%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 34.9% | 36.8% | — | 26.9% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Mitesh Thaker | Miss Jackie Diggle | Mrs Karen Spencer | Headteacher Rob Calderwood |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Harlow | Harlow | Harlow | Harlow |
| Sponsordiffers | BMAT Education | BMAT Education | — | The Passmores Co-operative Learning Community |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: BMAT EDUCATION | Academy trust: BMAT EDUCATION | Further education | Academy trust: THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY |
| Academy/trustdiffers | BMAT EDUCATION | BMAT EDUCATION | — | THE PASSMORES CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | — | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | — | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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