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24 fields differ · 12 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birchills Church of England Community Academy | St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall | Walsall College | West Midlands Education and Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | Yes |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | No |
| Field | Birchills Church of England Community Academy | St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall | Walsall College | West Midlands Education and Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Walsall, WS2 8NF | Walsall, WS2 8HN | Walsall, WS2 8ES | WS2 8HN |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Voluntary aided school | Further education | Other independent special school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | 16 plus | — |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–11 | 16–99 | 9–25 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Expected standard | — | — |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 30% | 72% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | 6% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.7% | 4.8% | — | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 30.1% | 12.6% | — | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.5% | 0.5% | — | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.86 (Often has places) | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 35 | 19 | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 35 | 22 | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 442 | 223 | — | 45 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 442 / 420 (105%) | 223 / 210 (106%) | — | 45 / 40 (113%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 42.7% | 38.1% | — | — |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss G Poole | Mrs Krystyna Bickley | Mr Jatinder Sharma | Miss Kelsey Abraham |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of Lichfield | Archdiocese of Birmingham | — | — |
| Constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich | Walsall and Bloxwich | Walsall and Bloxwich | Walsall and Bloxwich |
| Sponsordiffers | St Chad's Academies Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST | Voluntary aided school | Further education | Independent |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | — | — |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
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