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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 3.6% |
| Pakistani | 6.1% |
| Mixed | 6.7% |
| Indian | 8.3% |
| White British | 67.9% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 70% |
| Local authority average | 34% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 55% |
| Local authority average | 44% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 52.9 |
| Local authority average | 45.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 5.05 |
| Local authority average | 3.95 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |