What did Ofsted judge Penwortham Priory Academy's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Penwortham Priory Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in March 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Penwortham Priory Academy?

Penwortham Priory Academy has 745 pupils on roll.

What ages does Penwortham Priory Academy take?

Penwortham Priory Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Penwortham Priory Academy located?

Penwortham Priory Academy is located in Preston, PR1 0JE, Lancashire.

How do I apply to Penwortham Priory Academy?

Penwortham Priory Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at Penwortham Priory Academy?

When Penwortham Priory Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Penwortham Priory Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed by Penwortham Priory Academy for two years prior to the closing date for applications, or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed by the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

What is the largest ethnic background at Penwortham Priory Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.9% of pupils at Penwortham Priory Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Penwortham Priory Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Penwortham Priory Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs
3Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed by Penwortham Priory Academy for two years prior to the closing date for applications, or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed by the school.
4Siblings — Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Penwortham Priory Academy at the time of transfer. The term “sibling” includes stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and foster children who are living with the same family at the same address
5Distance / Geographical Priority Area — Other students with priority given to those that live nearest to Penwortham Priory Academy, in accordance with local Geographical Priority Area. The measurement will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of the Academy, using the Lancashire Local Authority's geographical information system (GIS)
6Students outside Geographical Priority Area — Other students living outside Penwortham Priory Academy's Geographical Priority Area.

If two applications tie: The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

Criteria applied after admission of children with EHC Plans/statements, per paragraph 27. Geographical Priority Area 6 boundary described in paragraph 29.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Penwortham Priory Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Penwortham Priory Academy's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Penwortham Priory Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in March 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Penwortham Priory Academy?: Penwortham Priory Academy has 745 pupils on roll.
What ages does Penwortham Priory Academy take?: Penwortham Priory Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Penwortham Priory Academy located?: Penwortham Priory Academy is located in Preston, PR1 0JE, Lancashire.
How do I apply to Penwortham Priory Academy?: Penwortham Priory Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Penwortham Priory Academy?: When Penwortham Priory Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Penwortham Priory Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed by Penwortham Priory Academy for two years prior to the closing date for applications, or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed by the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
What is the largest ethnic background at Penwortham Priory Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.9% of pupils at Penwortham Priory Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Penwortham Priory Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Penwortham Priory Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs
3Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed by Penwortham Priory Academy for two years prior to the closing date for applications, or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed by the school.
4Siblings — Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Penwortham Priory Academy at the time of transfer. The term “sibling” includes stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and foster children who are living with the same family at the same address
5Distance / Geographical Priority Area — Other students with priority given to those that live nearest to Penwortham Priory Academy, in accordance with local Geographical Priority Area. The measurement will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of the Academy, using the Lancashire Local Authority's geographical information system (GIS)
6Students outside Geographical Priority Area — Other students living outside Penwortham Priory Academy's Geographical Priority Area.

Criteria applied after admission of children with EHC Plans/statements, per paragraph 27. Geographical Priority Area 6 boundary described in paragraph 29.

Penwortham Priory Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Penwortham Priory Academy's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Penwortham Priory Academy's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in March 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Penwortham Priory Academy?: Penwortham Priory Academy has 745 pupils on roll.
What ages does Penwortham Priory Academy take?: Penwortham Priory Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Penwortham Priory Academy located?: Penwortham Priory Academy is located in Preston, PR1 0JE, Lancashire.
How do I apply to Penwortham Priory Academy?: Penwortham Priory Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Penwortham Priory Academy?: When Penwortham Priory Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional medical/social/welfare reasons — Children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Penwortham Priory Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed by Penwortham Priory Academy for two years prior to the closing date for applications, or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed by the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
What is the largest ethnic background at Penwortham Priory Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.9% of pupils at Penwortham Priory Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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