Penwortham Girls' High School is a secondary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/11/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cop Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: Cop Lane, Preston, PR1 0SR
Website: http://www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772743399
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Pomeroy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 119765

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 775
Number of Pupils: 775
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 775

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.64 Confidence interval 0.43 to 0.84
Of the 159 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 155 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:74%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:69%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:55.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stoneygate Nursery School
Stoneygate Walk , PR1 3XU 		3out of 4 2,576 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 9AE 		4out of 4 648 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Stanley Grove , Penwortham PR1 0JH 		3out of 4 823 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Primary School
Crookings Lane , Penwortham PR1 0HU 		3out of 4 865 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whitefield Primary School
Oaklands Drive , Penwortham PR1 0RH 		3out of 4 1,079 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
Hill Road South , Penwortham PR1 9YE 		3out of 4 1,183 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penwortham Girls' High School
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 0SR 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road , Penwortham PR1 0JE 		2out of 4 1,054 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
All Hallows Catholic High School
Crabtree Avenue , Penwortham PR1 0LN 		4out of 4 1,450 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR 		3out of 4 2,864 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ashton Community Science College
Aldwych Drive , Ashton PR2 1SL 		3out of 4 3,187 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD 		- not rated 2,995 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cedar Lodge School
c/o Hexagon Care Services , Unit 1 Tustin Court PR2 2YQ 		- not rated 1,507 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library) , Hawes Side Lane FY4 5AJ 		- not rated 1,519 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Limes School
73A Taunton Road , Ashton under Lyne OL7 9DU 		- not rated 1,519 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Ashbridge Independent School
Lindle Lane , Hutton PR4 4AQ 		- not rated 2,120 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Central Lancashire
Adelphi Building , PR1 2HE 		- not rated 2,184 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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