Pensby High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 23 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 105101
- Address
- Irby Road, Heswall, CH61 6XN
- Website
- www.pensbyhighschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 902 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.2%
- Girls
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 93.3%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 1%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.87
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 57 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 11 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 156 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
| Geography | GCSE | 95 |
Admissions
Pensby High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 204
- 3rd preference
- 145
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 103 82 |
| Year 8 | 185 100 85 |
| Year 9 | 191 105 86 |
| Year 10 | 176 114 62 |
| Year 11 | 165 85 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 21.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 47.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 17.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |