Pleckgate High School, Blackburn

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Pleckgate High School

Pleckgate Road, Blackburn BB1 8QA

https://www.pleckgate.com/

Pleckgate High School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,340 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In March 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Education Partnership Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Burnley High School and Atherton High School.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Representation and Destinations.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.1		Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
1.4		Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
1.7		Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
1.7		St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
2.1		Witton Park Academy
2.2		Blackburn Central High School
2.3		Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
2.8		The Hyndburn Academy
2.9		St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
3.6		Darwen Vale High School
4.1		St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
4.2		Rhyddings

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Finances: Above average. The school budget has been in surplus

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Progress: Above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.

Attainment: About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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