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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | James Bateman Middle School | Knypersley First School | Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy | Roaches School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | James Bateman Middle School | Knypersley First School | Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy | Roaches School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Biddulph, ST8 7AT | Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6NN | Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6LW | Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AB |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter | Other independent special school |
| Phasediffers | Middle deemed secondary | Primary | Primary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 9–13 | 3–9 | 4–11 | 5–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Not judged | Not judged | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 2.5 |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 0% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 0% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 0% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 61% | — | 53% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 6% | — | 7% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.4% | 4.6% | 4.4% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 27.7% | 6.8% | 8.7% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 42 | 9 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 42 | 9 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 373 | 312 | 95 | 40 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 373 / 440 (85%) | 312 / 300 (104%) | 95 / 120 (79%) | 40 / 58 (69%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 35.9% | 20.7% | 38.9% | — |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Tracy Price | Miss Lydia Leese | Mrs Sarah Rathbone | Mrs Emma Myatt |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham | — |
| Constituency | Staffordshire Moorlands | Staffordshire Moorlands | Staffordshire Moorlands | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Sponsordiffers | The Creative Learning Partnership | — | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST | Academy trust: CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Independent |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST | CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-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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