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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bishop Milner Catholic College | Priory Park Community School | Priory Primary School | Wrens Nest Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Bishop Milner Catholic College | Priory Park Community School | Priory Primary School | Wrens Nest Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Dudley, DY1 3BY | DY1 3JY | Dudley, DY1 4AQ | Dudley, DY1 3NX |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Other independent school | Academy sponsor led | Community school |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | — | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–16 | 2–11 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | — | Not judged | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8differs | 46.8 | 3.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.0 | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 47% | 0% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 73% | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 14% | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.8 | 0.1 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 56% | 63% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 1% | 12% |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.2% | — | 8.5% | 8.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 24.8% | — | 27.9% | 26.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.7% | — | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.92 (Competitive) | — | 0.94 (Balanced demand) | 0.97 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 271 | — | 50 | 58 |
| Places offereddiffers | 142 | — | 59 | 60 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 798 | 33 | 547 | 537 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 798 / 800 (100%) | 33 / 35 (94%) | 547 / 760 (72%) | 537 / 550 (98%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 31.5% | — | 46.8% | 58% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Richard May | Mr Stuart Playford | Executive Headteacher - Kelvin Daley, Head of School - James Griffiths | Mrs Sarah Parkes |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocesediffers | Archdiocese of Birmingham | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Dudley | Dudley | Dudley | Dudley |
| Sponsordiffers | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | — | Hales Valley Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Independent | Academy trust: HALES VALLEY TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | — | HALES VALLEY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | 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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