Penistone Grammar School is a secondary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/10/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

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Huddersfield Road, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Huddersfield Road, Sheffield, S36 7BX
Website: http://www.penistone-gs.uk/
Telephone: 01226762114
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Crook
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 106653

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1800
Number of Pupils: 1785
Number of Boys: 903
Number of Girls: 882

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.17 Confidence interval 0.01 to 0.32
Of the 272 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 271 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:36%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:56%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.6
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thurlstone Primary School
Royd Moor Road , Thurlstone S36 9RD 		4out of 4 1,202 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
High Street , Penistone S36 6BS 		4out of 4 1,322 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Springvale Primary School
Sheffield Road , Penistone S36 6HJ 		3out of 4 1,991 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hoylandswaine Primary School
Haigh Lane , Hoylandswaine S36 7JJ 		3out of 4 2,255 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Millhouse Primary School
Lea Lane , Millhouse Green S36 9LN 		3out of 4 2,789 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penistone Grammar School
Huddersfield Road , Penistone S36 7BX 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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