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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Grove Lea Primary School | Minsthorpe Community College | Outwood Academy Hemsworth | West End Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Grove Lea Primary School | Minsthorpe Community College | Outwood Academy Hemsworth | West End Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Pontefract, WF9 4BQ | Pontefract, WF9 2UJ | Pontefract, WF9 4AB | Pontefract, WF9 4QJ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | School remains Good | Not judged | Improved significantly |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 41.8 | 39.7 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | 0.2 | -0.1 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 39% | 32% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 54% | 58% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 9% | 32% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.4 | 3.5 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 73% | — | — | 88% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | 20% |
| Overall absencediffers | 4.8% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 5.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 11.5% | 36.6% | 38.1% | 10.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.5% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 0.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.53 (Competitive) | 1.04 (Balanced demand) | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | 0.78 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 46 | 303 | 167 | 21 |
| Places offereddiffers | 30 | 290 | 194 | 28 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 244 | 1,609 | 1,101 | 187 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 244 / 210 (116%) | 1,609 / 1,755 (92%) | 1,101 / 1,632 (67%) | 187 / 236 (79%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 18.9% | 34.1% | 43.3% | 30.5% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs N WIlson | Mark Gilmore/ Rachael Merritt | Mr James Pape | Mr Chris Johnson |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Normanton and Hemsworth | Normanton and Hemsworth | Normanton and Hemsworth | Normanton and Hemsworth |
| Sponsordiffers | Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust | — | Outwood Grange Academies Trust | Waterton Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: MINSTHORPE ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | MINSTHORPE ACADEMY TRUST | OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
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