Parrenthorn High School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Manchester, M25 2BW
- Distance
- 2.0km away
Unsworth Academy
Parr Lane, Bury, BL9 8LP
Local ranking4th of 11 secondary schools in Bury
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
935
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 45.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 20.1% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.9 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 189
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 968
- Boys
- 468 (49%)
- Girls
- 485 (51%)
- Capacity
- 935 (102% full)
- SEND
- 16.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.0%
- EAL
- 10.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.4%
- SEN Support
- 12.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,303/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 72.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 14.6%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Black African: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
72.4%
White British
14.6%
Asian Pakistani
2.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 143848
- UKPRN
- 10062305
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
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