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31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Dove Bank Primary School | Kidsgrove Primary School | Kidsgrove Secondary School | The Groves Preparatory School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | Yes |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Dove Bank Primary School | Kidsgrove Primary School | Kidsgrove Secondary School | The Groves Preparatory School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4AP | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1EL |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Other independent school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Secondary | — |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 3–11 | 11–16 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | 38.8 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | -0.5 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | 23% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | 46% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | 25% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | 3.5 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 58% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 0% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 4.7% | 6.0% | 7.0% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 10.6% | 15.5% | 20.1% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.6% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 23 | 19 | 89 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 24 | 20 | 94 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 225 | 156 | 394 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 225 / 210 (107%) | 156 / 236 (66%) | 394 / 829 (48%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 26.7% | 29.2% | 22.6% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Sally Dakin | Mrs Helen Cunliffe | Mr Steven Frost | — |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North |
| Sponsordiffers | — | The Shaw Education Trust | The Shaw Education Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST | Independent |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST | THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST | THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | — | Does not have a sixth form | — |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | — | — | No boarders |
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