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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School | Luxborough Court School | St John's RC School (Essex) | West Hatch High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School | Luxborough Court School | St John's RC School (Essex) | West Hatch High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6DS | IG7 5AA | Woodford Bridge, IG8 8AX | Chigwell, IG7 5BT |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Other independent special school | Non-maintained special school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | — | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 5–19 | 5–19 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Standards maintained | — | Expected standard | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 49.9 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 59% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 76% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 31% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 4.3 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 50% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 7% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.8% | — | 8.7% | 7.0% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 18.1% | — | 29.6% | 18.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.8% | — | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.92 (Balanced demand) | — | — | 1.08 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 45 | — | — | 257 |
| Places offereddiffers | 49 | — | — | 242 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 389 | 80 | 102 | 1,573 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 389 / 420 (93%) | 80 / 150 (53%) | 102 / 100 (102%) | 1,573 / 1,523 (103%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 18.3% | — | 35.7% | 13.7% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Kiel Richardson | Ms Rachel Rai | Mrs Wendy Killilea | Mrs Victoria Schaefer |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Epping Forest | Epping Forest | Epping Forest | Epping Forest |
| Sponsordiffers | Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST | Independent | Local authority maintained | Academy trust: WEST HATCH HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST | — | — | WEST HATCH HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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