Priestlands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 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
- 1236 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 87.3%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 4.2%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.2
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 91 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 64 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 235 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 227 |
Admissions
Priestlands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 229
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 254 113 141 |
| Year 8 | 248 142 106 |
| Year 9 | 249 126 123 |
| Year 10 | 247 130 117 |
| Year 11 | 238 135 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Nearby schools
- Lymington Church of England Infant SchoolOutstanding
- Lymington Junior SchoolGood
- Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- 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)