Penketh High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warrington
Heath Road, Warrington, WA5 2BY
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/02/2020
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
19.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,058
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
200 of 200 families who put it first got an offer
220
Places offered
548
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 200 | 200 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 208 | 17 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 140 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 548 | 218 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Warrington lets families list 3 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Carlin
- Address
- Heath Road, Penketh, Warrington, WA5 2BY
- Phone
- 01925722298
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Ward / constituency
- Penketh and Cuerdley · Warrington South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145157
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
1,058 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
25 February 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,036 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 159 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 158 | 23% | 56% | 75% | |
| English Language | 157 | 20% | 54% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 151 | 19% | 50% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 122 | 18% | 50% | 63% | |
| German | 109 | 4% | 30% | 45% | |
| History | 77 | 35% | 58% | 64% | |
| Geography | 76 | 30% | 54% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 22% | 57% | 76% | |
| Biology | 34 | 50% | 76% | 85% | |
| Physics | 30 | 53% | 87% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 50% | 87% | 90% | |
| Statistics | 29 | 17% | 90% | 97% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Warrington council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.