Parrenthorn High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 105358
- Address
- Heywood Road, M25 2BW
- Website
- www.parrenthorn.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1029 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.2%
White British 54.4%
Pakistani 14.7%
Mixed 9.3%
Indian 4.3%
Other White 3.8%
Other Asian 3.4%
Other 2.9%
African 2.8%
Chinese 1.7%
Other Black 1.3%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 33 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Parrenthorn High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 69
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 91 117 |
| Year 8 | 203 101 102 |
| Year 9 | 209 96 113 |
| Year 10 | 202 99 103 |
| Year 11 | 207 104 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 39.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 1.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 50.0% 44.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |