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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Kidsgrove Secondary School | Ormiston Horizon Academy | St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | The King's CofE Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Kidsgrove Secondary School | Ormiston Horizon Academy | St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | The King's CofE Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL | Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Good | Expected standard | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | 38.8 | 34.7 | 41.2 | 38.2 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.5 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 23% | 22% | 35% | 26% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 46% | 41% | 62% | 53% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 25% | 13% | 82% | 4% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.0% | 11.8% | 8.1% | 10.2% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 20.1% | 35.0% | 24.9% | 32.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.6% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 0.94 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 89 | 223 | 195 | 101 |
| Places offereddiffers | 94 | 222 | 204 | 117 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 394 | 1,029 | 1,143 | 732 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 394 / 829 (48%) | 1,029 / 1,050 (98%) | 1,143 / 1,200 (95%) | 732 / 750 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 22.6% | 39% | 36.8% | 37.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Steven Frost | Mr Andrew Fitzgibbon | Mr Dominic McKenna | Mrs E Postlethwaite |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham | Diocese of Lichfield |
| Constituency | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North |
| Sponsordiffers | The Shaw Education Trust | Ormiston Academies Trust | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | Three Spires Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: THREE SPIRES TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST | ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | THREE SPIRES TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | — | — | No boarders | No boarders |
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