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26 fields differ · 10 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Birches Head Academy | Discovery Academy | Mitchell High School Business & Enterprise College | The Excel Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Birches Head Academy | Discovery Academy | Mitchell High School Business & Enterprise College | The Excel Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD | Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA | Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9EY | Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Needs attention | Requires improvement | — | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 30.2 | 36.3 | — | 39.8 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.9 | -0.7 | — | -0.6 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 16% | 28% | — | 31% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 32% | 45% | — | 55% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 44% | 27% | — | 40% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 2.5 | 3.0 | — | 3.4 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 15.2% | 11.3% | — | 10.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 43.3% | 35.4% | — | 31.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 9.4% | 5.7% | — | 5.2% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.88 (Often has places) | 0.93 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.34 (Competitive) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 127 | 240 | — | 318 |
| Places offereddiffers | 197 | 285 | — | 237 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 925 | 1,435 | — | 1,184 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 925 / 1,040 (89%) | 1,435 / 1,500 (96%) | — | 1,184 / 1,200 (99%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 41.1% | 52% | — | 34.6% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Paul Masher | Ms Jayne Schofield | Mr Paul Liddle | Miss Anna Steele |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Sponsordiffers | Frank Field Education Trust | ALPHA Academies Trust | — | ALPHA Academies Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST | ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST | — | ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | No 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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