Priestlands School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address North Street
Pennington
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 8FZ
Phone 01590677033
Reference Number 137129

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1232
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.84%
Girls: 47.16%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 140 106 246
8 131 117 248
9 127 114 241
10 136 106 242
11 117 138 255

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.1%
White, Other 6%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
White & Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
African 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-04-27
Date Description Report
2023-02-21 School inspection School inspection
2016-11-16 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-05-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Priestlands School
2011-02-01 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-03-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-01-18 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-02-01 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-03-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-01-18 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 58.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 68.8% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 56 3
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 5 2

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Pennington Infant School
Priestlands Road, Pennington, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8HX
0.19 miles
Pennington Church of England Junior School
Priestlands Road, Pennington, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8HX
0.19 miles
Lymington Junior School
Avenue Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9GP
0.62 miles
Lymington Church of England Infant School
Avenue Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9GP
0.63 miles
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
83a Ramley Road, Pennington, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8GY
0.89 miles
Walhampton School
1.47 miles
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School
Lymington Road, Milford-on-Sea, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0RF
2.05 miles
William Gilpin Church of England Primary School
Pilley Hill, Boldre, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 5QG
2.14 miles
South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery
South Baddesley, South Baddesley C of E Primary School, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 5RP
2.4 miles
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School
Hordle Lane, Hordle, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0FB
2.58 miles
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
West Beams Road, Sway, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 6AE
3.15 miles
Ashley Infant School
Lower Ashley Road, Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 5AA
3.6 miles
Ashley Junior School
Normans Way, Ashley Road, Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 5FN
3.83 miles
Tiptoe Primary School
Wootton Road, Tiptoe, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 6FU
4.16 miles
Freshwater & Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School
79 School Green Road, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9AX
4.16 miles
Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School
Sway Road, Brockenhurst Ce Primary & Pre-School, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7RX
4.51 miles
New Milton Infant School
Lymington Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6PZ
4.67 miles
New Milton Junior School
Old Milton Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6DS
4.68 miles
Name Distance
Southlands School
Vicars Hill, Boldre, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 5QB
1.62 miles
Hill House School
Rope Hill, Boldre, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8NE
2.03 miles
Durlston Court School
Becton Lane, New Milton, BH25 7AQ
4.53 miles
Ballard School
Fernhill Lane, New Milton, BH25 5SU
4.62 miles
Brockenhurst College
Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7ZE
4.77 miles
The Arnewood School
Gore Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6RS
4.81 miles
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