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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Avanti Grange Secondary School | Birchwood High School | Hockerill Anglo-European College | TLC Live Online School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Avanti Grange Secondary School | Birchwood High School | Hockerill Anglo-European College | TLC Live Online School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Bishops Stortford, CM23 2BD | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX | Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3AR |
| School typediffers | Free schools | Academy converter | Academy converter | Online provider |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–16 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | — |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | Not judged | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 48.1 | 60.7 | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.1 | 0.4 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 49% | 70% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 69% | 89% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 40% | 95% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 4.3 | 6.1 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 4.6% | 9.3% | 6.6% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 9.9% | 30.7% | 16.2% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | 2.8% | 1.8% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.75 (Often has places) | 0.82 (Often has places) | 2.19 (Highly competitive) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 117 | 187 | 226 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 164 | 230 | 105 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 660 | 1,417 | 903 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 660 / 1,200 (55%) | 1,417 / 1,500 (94%) | 903 / 728 (124%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 10% | 18.2% | 4.8% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Ben Martin | Mr Sam Griffin | Mr Alasdair Mackenzie | Ryan Lockett |
| SEN typesdiffers | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford | Hertford and Stortford |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST | Academy trust: BIRCHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL | Academy trust: HOCKERILL ANGLO-EUROPEAN COLLEGE LTD. | Online provider |
| Academy/trustdiffers | AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST | BIRCHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL | HOCKERILL ANGLO-EUROPEAN COLLEGE LTD. | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | — |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | Boarding school | — |
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