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22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Creswick Academy | Creswick Primary & Nursery School | Holwell Primary School | Our Lady Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | No |
| Field | Creswick Academy | Creswick Primary & Nursery School | Holwell Primary School | Our Lady Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL | Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL | Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP | Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 4–11 | 5–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Requires improvement | — | Good | Expected standard |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 41% | 83% | 63% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 3% | 3% | 17% |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 7.0% | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 22.6% | 10.0% | 14.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.95 (Balanced demand) | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 38 | 53 | 29 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 44 | 58 | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 325 | 404 | 397 | 204 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 325 / 459 (71%) | 404 / 459 (88%) | 397 / 420 (95%) | 204 / 243 (84%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 26.2% | 27% | 31.7% | 16.9% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs R Thompson | Mr R Lock | Miss S French | Mr Richard Curry |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Archdiocese of Westminster |
| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Sponsordiffers | Agora Learning Partnership | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | — | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have 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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