Priestlands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 137129
- Address
- North Street, Pennington, SO41 8FZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1232 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 87.1%
Other White 6%
Mixed 4.4%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.4
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 107 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 58 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 253 |
Admissions
Priestlands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 257
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 254
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 246 140 106 |
| Year 8 | 248 131 117 |
| Year 9 | 241 127 114 |
| Year 10 | 242 136 106 |
| Year 11 | 255 117 138 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 59.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Nearby schools
- Lymington Church of England Infant SchoolOutstanding
- Lymington Junior SchoolGood
- Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary SchoolNo rating
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsOutstanding
- Pennington Church of England Junior SchoolGood
- Pennington Infant SchoolGood
- Walhampton SchoolNo rating (independent)