Pleckgate High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 5 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
- 1354 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 24%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
Pakistani 51.5%
Indian 28.3%
Other 5.8%
Mixed 3.5%
Other Asian 3.4%
Bangladeshi 3%
White British 2.5%
Other White 1%
African 0.6%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.9
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.24
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 52 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 84 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 84 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 84 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Pleckgate High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 268
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 260
- 3rd preference
- 139
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 54
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 268 159 109 |
| Year 8 | 270 161 109 |
| Year 9 | 274 140 134 |
| Year 10 | 266 140 126 |
| Year 11 | 276 139 137 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 52.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 17.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 12.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |