72%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
43%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
627.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
920
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 23/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Pensby High School · Secondary with sixth form · Wirral
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
72%
+4pp
73%69%66%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
43%
+5pp
45%40%35%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
44.8
+1.1
47.645.743.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.8
EBacc entry
14%
-17pp
41%23%4%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
627.0
+20.0
627.0495.7364.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 627.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
26.1
+4.6
26.123.120.1
'17'18'19
'19 · 26.1
A-level value added
-0.34
-0.1
-0.2-0.5-0.8
'17'18'19
'19 · -0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
15%
15%13%10%
'17'19
'19 · 15%
Average A-level grade
C-
+1
C-C-D
'17'18'19
'19 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
920
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
Irby Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6XN
Local authority
Wirral
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72% | 43% | 44.8 | Not applicable | 14% | 627.0 | 20% | 920 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 38% | 43.7 | +0.28 | 31% | 607.0 | 39% | 902 |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 45% | 44.8 | +0.27 | 40% | 607.8 | 43% | 884 |
| 2021/22 | 69% | 39% | 45.2 | +0.19 | 41% | 554.6 | 43% | 837 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 35% | 47.6 | +0.35 | 4% | 364.5 | 4% | 693 |
| 2017/18 | 66% | 38% | 45.8 | +0.18 | 10% | 471.6 | 16% | 688 |
| 2016/17 | 61% | 33% | 45.1 | +0.14 | 18% | — | 21% | 732 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 26.1 | C- | -0.34 | 15% | 39 |
| 2017/18 | 21.5 | D | -0.23 | Suppressed | 26 |
| 2016/17 | 20.1 | D | -0.82 | 10% | 53 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 920 | 18.7 | 18% | 3% | 24% | 8% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 902 | 18.5 | 16% | 3% | 21% | 8% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 884 | 19.3 | 17% | 3% | 23% | 8% | 19% |
| 2021/22 | 837 | 18.2 | 15% | 2% | 21% | 9% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 791 | 19.1 | 14% | 2% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 693 | 15.6 | 13% | 1% | 25% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 688 | 14.9 | 10% | 2% | 24% | 6% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 732 | 14.7 | 11% | 2% | 26% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.