Priestnall School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- 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
- Stockport
- Unique reference
- 149936
- Address
- Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, SK4 3HP
- Website
- www.priestnallschool.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1285 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 73.5%
Mixed 8%
Pakistani 5.4%
Other White 3.6%
Unclassified 2.8%
Other 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.5
Local authority average 47.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.59
Local authority average 4.25
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 78 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 90 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 113 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 89 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Priestnall School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 257
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 297
- 2nd preference
- 101
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 237
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 278 144 134 |
| Year 8 | 261 123 138 |
| Year 9 | 250 143 107 |
| Year 10 | 248 144 104 |
| Year 11 | 248 118 130 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 34.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 8.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 67.0% 41.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |