Prenton High School for Girls

Prenton High School for Girls has been assessed as continuing to be a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to academic achievement and the well-being of its pupils. The school fosters a caring community, where pupils feel safe and supported, contributing positively to their educational experience. With very high expectations from leadership, students engage well with the curriculum, which is designed to meet their individual needs, including those of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school’s effective safeguarding measures and proactive approach to personal development further enhance the learning environment. However, there are areas that require attention. While most subjects are well-designed and taught, some have not sufficiently emphasized the retention of knowledge, making it challenging for a few pupils to recall and connect previously learned material. Leadership is aware of these challenges and is working on ensuring that these subjects improve in their teaching approaches to reinforce learning retention.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in a caring school community.
• High academic expectations are set by leaders for all pupils.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place.
• Strong curriculum design tailored to individual needs, including SEND.
• Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge and enthusiasm.
• Well-developed personal development curriculum includes important life skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack focus on retention of learning, affecting pupils' recall.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Prenton High School for Girls attended 85.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 41.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.0% of pupils at Prenton High School for Girls were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Prenton High School for Girls had 14.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.1% of pupils at Prenton High School for Girls were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Prenton High School for Girls received £8,944 and spent £8,140 for each of its 784 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,738,000 (£2,217 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Prenton High School for Girls's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Prenton High School for Girls is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Prenton High School for Girls last inspected by Ofsted?

Prenton High School for Girls was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Prenton High School for Girls have?

Prenton High School for Girls has 770 pupils on roll.

What age range does Prenton High School for Girls cover?

Prenton High School for Girls for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Prenton High School for Girls's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.8, and 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Prenton High School for Girls?

Prenton High School for Girls is at Hesketh Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 6RR.