Prenton High School for Girls is a secondary school located in Birkenhead. 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 28/03/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hesketh Avenue, Birkenhead

School Information

Address: Hesketh Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
Website: www.prentonhighschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01516448113
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Lisa Ayling
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137130

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 790
Number of Pupils: 787
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 787

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.33 Confidence interval 0.13 to 0.54
Of the 152 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 148 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:40%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.05
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedford Drive Primary School
Bedford Drive , Rock Ferry CH42 6RT
3out of 4 147 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Devonshire Park Primary School
Temple Road , CH42 9JX
3out of 4 927 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Well Lane Primary School
Park Road , Tranmere CH42 5PF
3out of 4 945 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Highfield South , Rock Ferry CH42 4NE
3out of 4 1,114 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Mersey Park Primary School
Elm Road , Higher Tranmere CH42 0PH
4out of 4 1,156 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LF
4out of 4 1,781 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Bebington
Higher Bebington Road , Bebington CH63 2PS
2out of 4 2,084 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Heath Road , Bebington CH63 3AF
4out of 4 2,613 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Cross Lane , Bebington CH63 3AQ
4out of 4 2,686 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT
- not rated 2,983 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY
4out of 4 2,919 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY
- not rated 1,792 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA
- not rated 2,694 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 2,888 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
60 Hamilton Square , Wirral CH41 5AT
- not rated 3,121 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.