Penwortham Girls' High SchoolPenwortham Priory Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.
Summary of the comparison
Penwortham Girls' High School and Penwortham Priory Academy are secondary schools in Preston.
Penwortham Girls' High School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Penwortham Priory Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Penwortham Girls' High School is ahead on our composite score.
Penwortham Girls' High School was judged Outstanding and Penwortham Priory Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.4 for Penwortham Girls' High School and 47.0 for Penwortham Priory Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Penwortham Girls' High School (59.5 in 2021-22, 55.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Penwortham Priory Academy (49.7 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PrestonPenwortham Girls' High School | PrestonPenwortham Priory Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 82 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 48th of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 799 | 745 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 750 | |
| Location | Preston, PR1 0SR | Preston, PR1 0JE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.4 Stronger figure | 47.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.5% Stronger figure | 49.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.3% Stronger figure | 64.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 160 | 141 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 800 | 744 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.1% | 26.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.1% | 5.4% | |
| SEN support | 7.8% | 11.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% Stronger figure | 8.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.8% Stronger figure | 25.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Penwortham Girls' High School
Penwortham Priory Academy
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