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Penketh High School

Secondary Academy school in Warrington WA5 2BY

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  • School Reference Number: 145157
  • Address: Heath Road, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2BY
  • Headteacher: Mr John Carlin
  • Telephone: 01925 722298
  • Website: penkethhigh.org
  • Managing Organisation: The Challenge Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,200
  • Local Education Authority: Warrington
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: May 2017* (Fresh Start)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 25/02/2020

Rating published on 04/06/2020

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
25 February 2020 5 June 2020 School inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number145157
Local Authority Code877
Local Authority NameWarrington
Establishment Number4009
School / College NamePenketh High School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code04
Reason establishment openedFresh Start
Open date01-05-2017
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,200
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils966
Number of Boys496
Number of Girls470
Percentage Free School Meals28.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16682
Academy trust or TrustTHE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Challenge Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10065229
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetHeath Road
LocalityPenketh
Address3
TownWarrington
County (name)Cheshire
PostcodeWA5 2BY
Websitewww.penkethhigh.org
Telephone01925722298
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJohn
Headteacher/Principal last nameCarlin
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll21
Resourced provision capacity20
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000007
DistrictWarrington
Ward CodeE05011039
WardPenketh and Cuerdley
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001565
Parliamentary ConstituencyWarrington South
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000007
Easting357020
Northing388117
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Warrington 019
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Warrington 019F
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100012829030
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002608
LSOA CodeE01012532
Free School Meals270
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN145157
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/145157
LAESTAB8774009
School namePenketh High School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/05/2017
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityWarrington
Parliamentary constituencyWarrington South
Multi-academy trust UID16682
Multi-academy trust nameThe Challenge Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID16714
Academy sponsor nameThe Challenge Academy Trust
PostcodeWA5 2BY
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils966
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10122145
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date25/02/2020
Publication date04/06/2020
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection145157
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8774009
School name at time of latest graded inspectionPenketh High School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS453457
Previous inspection start date31/03/2015
Previous publication date05/05/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection139506
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8774201
School name at time of previous graded inspectionPenketh High School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionRequires Improvement

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