Penwortham Girls' High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 21 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119765
- Address
- Cop Lane, Penwortham, PR1 0SR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 800 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
White British 67.9%
Indian 8.3%
Mixed 6.7%
Pakistani 6.1%
Other White 3.6%
Other Asian 2%
African 1.3%
Other 1%
Irish Traveller 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.7
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.03
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 31 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| Dance | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 158 |
Admissions
Penwortham Girls' High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 209
- 3rd preference
- 126
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 5
- 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 | 162 0 162 |
| Year 8 | 158 0 158 |
| Year 9 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 10 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 11 | 161 0 161 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 62.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |