Pleckgate High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 6 2024 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
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 142088
- Address
- Pleckgate Road, BB1 8QA
- Website
- www.pleckgate.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1350 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 23.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
Pakistani 52%
Indian 28.8%
Other 4.4%
Mixed 4.2%
Bangladeshi 3.5%
White British 3.1%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other White 1%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.12
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 80 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 80 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 258 |
Admissions
Pleckgate High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 262
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 237
- 2nd preference
- 248
- 3rd preference
- 174
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 270 161 109 |
| Year 8 | 272 140 132 |
| Year 9 | 268 142 126 |
| Year 10 | 273 136 137 |
| Year 11 | 267 129 138 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 64.0% 53.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 18.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 11.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |