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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Billinge Chapel End Primary School | Progress Arc Billinge School | St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge | St Mary's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | Yes | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | No |
| Field | Billinge Chapel End Primary School | Progress Arc Billinge School | St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge | St Mary's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wigan, WN5 7TX | Wigan, WN5 7TT | Wigan, WN5 7LS | Nr Wigan, WN5 7QJ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Other independent special school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | — | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 2–11 | 7–19 | 2–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | — | Needs attention | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 0.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 0% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 0.1 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 80% | 97% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 3% | 27% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | — | 7.0% | 3.8% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | — | 15.4% | 3.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | — | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | — | 19 | 22 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | — | 19 | 22 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 205 | 42 | 165 | 177 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 205 / 256 (80%) | 42 / 110 (38%) | 165 / 210 (79%) | 177 / 210 (84%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 13.4% | — | 19.4% | 6.8% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Headteacher Craig Hewitt | Ms Susan Fletcher | Mrs Rachel Fisher | Mrs Ruth Martin |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Liverpool | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | St Helens North | St Helens North | St Helens North | St Helens North |
| Sponsordiffers | Everyone Matters Schools Trust | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: EVERYONE MATTERS SCHOOLS TRUST | Independent | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | EVERYONE MATTERS SCHOOLS TRUST | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | Boarding school | No boarders | No boarders |
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