Best 3 Secondary schools in North West – comparison
Comparison of secondary schools: Penwortham Girls' High School (Secondary) in Preston; Pleckgate High School (Secondary) in Blackburn; Keswick School (Secondary) in Keswick — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Penwortham Girls' High School, Pleckgate High School and Keswick School. They are secondary phase and community school, academy sponsor led and academy converter type located around Preston, Lancashire, Blackburn, Lancashire and Keswick, Cumbria. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Penwortham Girls' High School), published Jul 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Penwortham Girls' High School (Jul 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,100, combined total ≈ 3,350, typical FSM 15–20%, range 5–10%–20–25%; spread across trusts such as Education Partnership Trust and KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.
| Attribute |
Penwortham Girls' High School
PR1 0SR
|
Pleckgate High School
BB1 8QA
|
Keswick School
CA12 5QB
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Community school | Secondary • Academy sponsor led | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Preston Lancashire PR1 0SR |
Blackburn Lancashire BB1 8QA |
Keswick Cumbria CA12 5QB |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 3 Jul 2024 | 1 2 Jul 2024 | 1 9 Jun 2024 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 800 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,350 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 800 | 1350 | 1229 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | Lancashire (888) | Education Partnership Trust | KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Website | www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk | www.pleckgate.com | www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01772743399 | 01254249134 | 01768772605 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Community school
- Location
- Preston
Lancashire
PR1 0SR - Ofsted
- 1 3 Jul 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 800 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01772743399
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 8QA - Ofsted
- 1 2 Jul 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,350 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Education Partnership Trust
- Website
- www.pleckgate.com
- Telephone
- 01254249134
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 5QB - Ofsted
- 1 9 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01768772605
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