Penketh High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 25 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 145157
- Address
- Heath Road, Penketh, WA5 2BY
- Website
- www.penkethhigh.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 966 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 14.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 80.2%
Chinese 6.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other White 2.1%
Unclassified 2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 1.1%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.2
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.1
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Economics | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
Admissions
Penketh High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 219
- 3rd preference
- 159
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 222 118 104 |
| Year 8 | 220 107 113 |
| Year 9 | 203 97 106 |
| Year 10 | 158 87 71 |
| Year 11 | 163 87 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 28.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 42.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |