Penketh High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 20 2025 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
- 1023 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 79.8%
Chinese 6.3%
Mixed 3%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other White 2.2%
Unclassified 1.7%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other 1.1%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 48.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.3
Local authority average 4.33
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Economics | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
Admissions
Penketh High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 208
- 3rd preference
- 140
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 227 125 102 |
| Year 8 | 219 117 102 |
| Year 9 | 216 102 114 |
| Year 10 | 202 95 107 |
| Year 11 | 159 89 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.0% 3.0% |