Pleckgate High School is a secondary school located in Blackburn. 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 30/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Pleckgate Road, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Website: www.pleckgate.com
Telephone: 01254249134
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mr M Cocker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142088

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1230
Number of Boys: 602
Number of Girls: 628

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.16 Confidence interval -0.01 to 0.34
Of the 231 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 213 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.92
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU
4out of 4 2,533 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES
3out of 4 2,910 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Wilworth Crescent , BB1 8QN
3out of 4 434 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Wilworth Crescent , BB1 8QN
4out of 4 449 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lammack Primary School
Lammack Road , BB1 8LH
3out of 4 733 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road , BB1 8HQ
3out of 4 1,049 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Roe Lee Park Primary School
Emerald Avenue , BB1 9RP
3out of 4 1,197 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road , BB1 8QA
4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD
4out of 4 2,447 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR
3out of 4 3,101 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD
4out of 4 3,122 yd Free schools No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX
- not rated 976 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH
- not rated 2,409 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
West Park Road , BB2 6DF
2out of 4 1,846 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas's Centre
Hawthorn Street , BB1 9TH
4out of 4 1,138 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Islamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ
- not rated 1,589 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ
- not rated 1,966 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Dar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD
- not rated 2,147 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT
- not rated 2,376 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.