Penwortham Priory Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 4 2020 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
- 762 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.6%
- Girls
- 42.4%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.5%
White British 80.4%
Mixed 7.2%
Indian 2.5%
Other White 2.2%
Unclassified 2.1%
Pakistani 1.6%
African 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 150 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 150 |
Admissions
Penwortham Priory Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 238
- 3rd preference
- 167
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 153 95 58 |
| Year 8 | 152 85 67 |
| Year 9 | 145 93 52 |
| Year 10 | 160 79 81 |
| Year 11 | 152 87 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 48.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.2% |