Penwortham Priory Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 25 2025 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 138948
- Address
- Crow Hills Road, Penwortham, PR1 0JE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 744 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.9%
- Girls
- 43.1%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 82.1%
Mixed 5.7%
Indian 2.7%
Other White 2.6%
Pakistani 1.9%
African 1.6%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.1
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.72
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 11 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
Penwortham Priory Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 175
- 3rd preference
- 185
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 84 64 |
| Year 8 | 152 92 60 |
| Year 9 | 149 83 66 |
| Year 10 | 141 90 51 |
| Year 11 | 154 74 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |