Pensby High School is a secondary school located in Wirral. 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 18/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Irby Road, Wirral

School Information

Address: Irby Road, Wirral, CH61 6XN
Website: www.pensbyhighschool.org
Telephone: 01513420570
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Kevin Flanagan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 105101

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 890
Number of Pupils: 791
Number of Boys: 446
Number of Girls: 345

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.35 Confidence interval 0.08 to 0.62
Of the 94 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 89 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:4%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.88
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ladymount Catholic Primary School
Portal Road , Pensby CH61 5YD
3out of 4 709 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Pensby Primary School
Greenbank Drive , Pensby CH61 5UE
3out of 4 1,074 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Irby Primary School
Coombe Road , Irby CH61 4UR
4out of 4 1,696 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
School Lane , Thurstaston CH61 0HH
4out of 4 1,927 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Heswall Primary School
Whitfield Lane , Heswall CH60 7SD
3out of 4 2,043 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pensby High School
Irby Road , Heswall CH61 6XN
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanley School
Greenbank Drive , Pensby CH61 5UE
3out of 4 1,279 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.