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26 fields differ · 10 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Cathcart Street Primary School | IMPACT Northwest Schools | Progress Schools - Hamilton Square | Wirral Metropolitan College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Cathcart Street Primary School | IMPACT Northwest Schools | Progress Schools - Hamilton Square | Wirral Metropolitan College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wirral, CH41 3JY | Birkenhead, CH41 1FF | CH41 5AT | Birkenhead, CH41 4NT |
| School typediffers | Community school | Other independent special school | Other independent school | Further education |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | — | 16 plus |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 11–16 | 11–16 | 16–99 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Requires improvement | — | — | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 4.2 | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 0% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 0% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 0% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 0.2 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 31% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.2% | — | — | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 29.9% | — | — | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.8% | — | — | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | — | — | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 25 | — | — | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 29 | — | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 213 | 72 | 35 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 213 / 274 (78%) | 72 / 94 (77%) | 35 / 60 (58%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 81.7% | — | — | — |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Catherine Cookson | Mrs Jayne Jones | Ms Jodene Horrocks | Mrs Gill Banks |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Birkenhead | Birkenhead | Birkenhead | Birkenhead |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Independent | Independent | Further education |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | — | No 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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