Pensby High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 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
- 920 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.5%
- Girls
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 93%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 1.2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.66
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 166 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Pensby High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 197
- 3rd preference
- 121
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 123 77 |
| Year 8 | 182 104 78 |
| Year 9 | 181 99 82 |
| Year 10 | 185 100 85 |
| Year 11 | 172 112 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 84.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 25.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 39.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 19.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.9% 3.0% |