Penkford School is a school located in Newton-le-Willows. 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 26/02/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 27.9%, which is 23.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wharf Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9XZ
Website: http://www.penkford.st-helens.sch.uk
Telephone: 01744678745
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Anne Kyle
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104843

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 8 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 55
Number of Pupils: 49
Number of Boys: 49
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 27.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 66.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:92
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -3.49 to -1.71
Of the 8 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 8 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:SUPP
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:8.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.6
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lyme Community Primary School
Lyme Street , WA12 9HD
2out of 4 955 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The District CofE Primary School
Patterson Street , WA12 9PZ
3out of 4 1,419 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Burtonwood Community Primary School
Green Lane , Burtonwood WA5 4AQ
4out of 4 1,697 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Junior School
Barn Way , WA12 9QQ
2out of 4 1,757 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Grange Valley Primary School
Heyes Avenue , Haydock WA11 0XQ
4out of 4 1,801 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Haydock
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG
- not rated 2,429 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Haydock High School
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG
2out of 4 2,429 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hope Academy
Ashton Road , WA12 0AQ
3out of 4 2,899 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Berrys Lane , Sutton WA9 3HE
3out of 4 3,086 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penkford School
Wharf Road , WA12 9XZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wargrave House School
449 Wargrave Road , WA12 8RS
4out of 4 2,376 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Lakeside Early Adult Provision - LEAP College (Wargrave House Ltd)
Wargrave House Ltd, 449 Wargrave Road , WA12 8RS
- not rated 2,376 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pace
Derbyshire Hill Road , WA9 2LH
3out of 4 2,580 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lansbury Bridge School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1TB
3out of 4 3,086 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.