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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Fir Tree College | Shevington High School | Shevington Vale Primary School | St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Fir Tree College | Shevington High School | Shevington Vale Primary School | St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wigan, WN6 9JB | Wigan, WN6 8AB | Wigan, WN6 9JP | Wigan, WN6 8BD |
| School typediffers | Special post 16 institution | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | — | Secondary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 14–25 | 11–16 | 2–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | — | Expected standard | Needs attention | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 46.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.2 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 42% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 10% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.9 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 57% | 59% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 9% | 14% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 7.6% | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 21.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.88 (Often has places) | 0.90 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 152 | 27 | 17 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 173 | 30 | 17 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | — | 878 | 196 | 191 |
| Capacity filldiffers | — | 878 / 890 (99%) | 196 / 165 (119%) | 191 / 210 (91%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | — | 25.5% | 7.7% | 13.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Ms Delia Casey | Mr John Bennett | Mrs Karen Tomlinson | Mrs Helen Crowder |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | Wigan | Wigan | Wigan | Wigan |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federationdiffers | — | — | The Shevington Federation | — |
| Governancediffers | Special post 16 institution | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | 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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