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32 fields differ · 4 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | Kidmore End Church of England Primary School | Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | Sonning Common Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | Kidmore End Church of England Primary School | Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | Sonning Common Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Reading, RG4 8LR | Reading, RG4 9AU | Reading, RG4 9LN | Reading, RG4 9RJ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Community school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 4–11 | 11–16 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | Good | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 53.5 | — | 37.6 | — |
| Progress 8differs | 0.3 | — | -0.4 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 61% | — | 31% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 80% | — | 45% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 39% | — | 39% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.9 | — | 3.4 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 58% | — | 73% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 0% | — | 15% |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.3% | 5.0% | 10.9% | 5.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 21.2% | 8.1% | 29.3% | 11.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.4% | 1.5% | 6.8% | 0.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.89 (Often has places) | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | 0.61 (Often has places) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 211 | 28 | 74 | 28 |
| Places offereddiffers | 243 | 30 | 125 | 28 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,537 | 151 | 374 | 292 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,537 / 1,440 (107%) | 151 / 210 (72%) | 374 / 934 (40%) | 292 / 409 (71%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 10.5% | 6.6% | 23.5% | 19.5% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Ms Laura Mathews | Miss Claire Spankie | Miss Emma Bliss | Mrs Rachel Salmons |
| SEN typesdiffers | VI - Visual Impairment | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Oxford | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Reading Central | Henley and Thame | Henley and Thame | Henley and Thame |
| Sponsordiffers | GLF Schools | Diocese of Oxford | Maiden Erlegh Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: GLF SCHOOLS | Academy trust: OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST | Academy trust: MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | GLF SCHOOLS | OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST | MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has 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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