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Bolton · ages 3 to 11 · URN 138399

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MeasureThe Ferns Primary AcademyCalshot Primary SchoolRemove Calshot Primary School
Pupils4452025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics4362025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals30.6%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics30.3%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English28.5%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics33%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)16.63%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics13.53%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
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1Sandringham Primary School

Doncaster · ages 3 to 11 · URN146463

433 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Sandringham Primary SchoolThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals29.6% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English29.6% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.32% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1 percentage point lower
  • First language other than English: 1.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.69 percentage points higher
  • 12 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00133. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00450.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00275.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.69 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00138.
  • Total pupils: difference 12 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00270.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

2Old Basford School

Nottingham · ages 3 to 11 · URN138740

447 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Old Basford SchoolThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals29.1% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English30.2% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND15.44% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.19 percentage points lower
  • 2 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 6 December 2023 · published 21 January 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00383. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00675.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00425.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.19 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00239.
  • Total pupils: difference 2 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00045.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

3Oasis Academy Ryelands

Croydon · ages 3 to 11 · URN140674

425 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Oasis Academy RyelandsThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals30.6% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English22.4% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND13.88% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: the same
  • First language other than English: 6.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.75 percentage points lower
  • 20 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00524. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00000.
  • First language other than English: difference 6.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01525.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.75 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00549.
  • Total pupils: difference 20 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00449.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Shaw Primary Academy

Thurrock · ages 3 to 11 · URN139166

391 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Shaw Primary AcademyThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals30.4% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English29.4% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.62% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.9 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.01 percentage points lower
  • 54 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0053. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00225.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.01 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00001.
  • Total pupils: difference 54 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01213.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5Prince Rock Primary School

Plymouth · ages 3 to 11 · URN143476

405 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Prince Rock Primary SchoolThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals31.9% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English28.4% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.28% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.3 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.65 percentage points higher
  • 40 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 11 June 2024 · published 17 July 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0064. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00585.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00025.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.65 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00131.
  • Total pupils: difference 40 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00899.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6Kingston Park Primary School

Newcastle upon Tyne · ages 3 to 11 · URN143270

456 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Kingston Park Primary SchoolThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals29.8% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English27.6% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.83% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.2 percentage points higher
  • 11 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00667. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00225.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.2 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00841.
  • Total pupils: difference 11 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00241.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

7Brompton-Westbrook Primary School

Medway · ages 3 to 11 · URN141467

460 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Brompton-Westbrook Primary SchoolThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals32.8% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English30.9% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND16.3% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.32 percentage points lower
  • 15 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00981. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00990.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00600.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.32 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00065.
  • Total pupils: difference 15 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00326.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Calshot Primary School

Birmingham · ages 3 to 11 · URN103391

436 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Calshot Primary SchoolThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals30.3% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English33% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND13.53% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 4.5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.1 percentage points lower
  • 9 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01082. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00135.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.1 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00619.
  • Total pupils: difference 9 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00202.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

9Hamstead Primary School

Sandwell · ages 3 to 11 · URN103895

423 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Hamstead Primary SchoolThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals30.3% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English23.9% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND14.89% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 4.6 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.74 percentage points lower
  • 22 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01127. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00135.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01150.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.74 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00347.
  • Total pupils: difference 22 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00494.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10Wistaston Academy

Cheshire East · ages 3 to 11 · URN140647

491 pupils / 445 at The Ferns Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Wistaston AcademyThe Ferns Primary Academy
Free school meals30.8% / 30.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English24% / 28.5%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND21.59% / 16.63%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.96 percentage points higher
  • 46 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 16 July 2024 · published 24 September 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01144. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01125.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.96 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00992.
  • Total pupils: difference 46 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00937.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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The Ferns Primary Academy

Bolton · ages 3 to 11 · URN138399

KS2 cohort: 59 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

The Ferns Primary Academy: published figures and their sources
MeasureThe Ferns Primary Academy
Pupils4452025/26
Free school meals30.6%2025/26
First language other than English28.5%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)16.63%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard76%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard12%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence5.12177%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence13.94102%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Report card inspection · inspected 6 January 2026 · published 15 March 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard

  • Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 July 2021 · published 16 September 2021 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Outcome: School remains Good

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5731 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8365

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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