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
- 801 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.5%
White British 68.7%
Indian 9.2%
Mixed 6.4%
Pakistani 6%
Other White 3.2%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.73
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 76%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 69%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.72
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| Dance | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
Penwortham Girls' High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 190
- 3rd preference
- 128
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 8 | 162 0 162 |
| Year 9 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 10 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 11 | 160 0 160 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 59.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |