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Girls' schools in and near Penwortham

All 1 girls' school in Penwortham, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Penwortham

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  1. Penwortham Girls' High School

    Preston, PR1 0SR · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls

    Results close to the Penwortham girls schools average.

    159 first choices, 161 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Penwortham girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Penwortham girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    799
    View school Penwortham Girls' High School

Just outside Penwortham

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Penwortham.

  1. Preston Muslim Girls High School

    2.4 miles from Penwortham · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Muslim
    • Girls

    Results above the Penwortham girls schools average, low absence.

    141 first choices, 120 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Penwortham girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Penwortham girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    607
    View school Preston Muslim Girls High School
  2. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

    8.9 miles from Penwortham · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Muslim
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Penwortham girls schools average, low absence.

    250 first choices, 120 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Penwortham girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 6Penwortham girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    866
    View school Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
  3. Noorul Uloom

    10.3 miles from Penwortham · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 23 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Muslim
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results close to the Penwortham girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Penwortham girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Penwortham girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    125
    View school Noorul Uloom
  4. Al Islah Girls' High School

    10.7 miles from Penwortham · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Muslim
    • Girls

    Independent school. Results well below the Penwortham girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Penwortham girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Penwortham girls schools about 11
    Pupils
    119
    View school Al Islah Girls' High School
The big picture

How Penwortham's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Penwortham

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 1
  • Good: 0 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
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About these schools

Girls' schools in Penwortham, explained

There is 1 girls' schools in Penwortham, teaching 799 children. 1 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Penwortham girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 55.4 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

16.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,956 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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How many girls schools are in Penwortham?
There are 1 girls schools in Penwortham, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Penwortham?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Penwortham on Eduscope are Penwortham Girls' High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in Penwortham?
Penwortham has 1 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 0 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are girls schools in Penwortham ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Penwortham girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Penwortham is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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