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Penwortham Girls' High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston PR1 0SR · penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk · 01772 743399
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 799
- 100% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 159 families put the school first and 161 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 161 | 159 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 160 | 166 | 1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 158 | 175 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 156 | 158 | 1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 158 | 139 | 0.9 | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.9, and 54.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲70.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.2 | +3.7 |
| Sixth form college | 63.5 | +3.8 |
| Further education | 19.5 | −5.8 |
| Other education | 1.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −2 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Penwortham Girls' High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (165 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 165
- 21% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (20%) with SEND