Academy@Worden
Academy converter · 660 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Community school
Penwortham Girls' High School
- Pupils on roll
- 799of 800 places
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 159
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 21 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Penwortham Girls' High School has no sixth form. Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 62% moved to a sixth form college, 22% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 62% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 65% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lancashire, with 55% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lancashire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 154 | 13,296 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 5% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 62% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 22% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 52.9 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 70% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.05 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.8 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.8 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 159 | 100% | 89% | 28% | 20% | 78% |
| Mathematics | 159 | 100% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 77% |
| English Literature | 158 | 99% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 120 | 75% | 65% | 15% | 9% | 68% |
| German | 104 | 65% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 87% |
| History | 81 | 51% | 41% | 47% | 26% | 81% |
| Geography | 65 | 41% | 41% | 43% | 25% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 49 | 31% | 31% | 63% | 32% | 92% |
| Physics | 37 | 23% | 23% | 51% | 46% | 97% |
| Biology | 37 | 23% | 23% | 51% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 37 | 23% | 23% | 49% | 47% | 97% |
| Physical Education | 19 | 12% | 11% | 21% | 24% | 74% |
| French | 19 | 12% | 18% | 89% | 29% | 100% |
| Dance | 18 | 11% | 1% | 17% | 27% | 67% |
| Design and Technology | 16 | 10% | 11% | 25% | 23% | 81% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 9% | 13% | 33% | 30% | 93% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 15 | 9% | 8% | 40% | 21% | 80% |
| Art and Design | 15 | 9% | 7% | 20% | 24% | 93% |
| Photography | 12 | 8% | 6% | 42% | 19% | 100% |
| Music | 12 | 8% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 75% |
| Drama | 11 | 7% | 7% | 55% | 27% | 82% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 31 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Lancashire
Accrington Academy
Academy sponsor led · 953 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.7
Albany Academy
Academy converter · 725 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.7
Alder Grange School
Community school · sixth form · 899 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.0
All Hallows Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · 911 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.