UK Schools
Penwortham Priory Academy
Penwortham Priory Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Preston, Lancashire County Council, teaching 745 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in March 2020. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43.2 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 18 December 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Penwortham Priory Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Penwortham Priory Academy.
- 1 Inset Day 1 (Closed to pupils)
- 2 School re-opens to all pupils
- 22 Learning for Life Day 1 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm)
- 23 Inset Day 2 (Closed to pupils and staff, Open Evening)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 24 Learning for Life Day 2 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm)
- 18 End of Autumn Term (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm)
- 19 Inset Day 3 (Closed to pupils and staff)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 School re-opens for Spring Term
- 30 Learning for Life Day 3 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 End of Spring Term (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 School re-opens for Summer Term
- 28 Learning for Life Day 4 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm)
- 4 May Day (Early May Bank Holiday)
- 5 Inset Day 4 (Closed to pupils and staff)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term (Spring Bank Holiday Week)
- 18 Learning for Life Day 5 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm)
- 17 End of Summer Term (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm)
- 20 Inset Day 5 (Closed to pupils and staff)
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day 1 (Closed to pupils) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- School re-opens to all pupils Sep 2, 2025 Event
- Learning for Life Day 1 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm) Sep 22, 2025 Event
- Inset Day 2 (Closed to pupils and staff, Open Evening) Sep 23, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Learning for Life Day 2 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm) Nov 24, 2025 Event
- End of Autumn Term (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm) Dec 18, 2025 Term
- Inset Day 3 (Closed to pupils and staff) Dec 19, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens for Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Learning for Life Day 3 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm) Jan 30, 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- End of Spring Term (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens for Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Learning for Life Day 4 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm) Apr 28, 2026 Event
- May Day (Early May Bank Holiday) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day 4 (Closed to pupils and staff) May 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Half Term (Spring Bank Holiday Week) May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Learning for Life Day 5 (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm) Jun 18, 2026 Event
- End of Summer Term (Early lunch followed by school closure at 1:10pm) Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Inset Day 5 (Closed to pupils and staff) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Penwortham Priory Academy with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43.2 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lancashire County Council England
Attendance 25% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lancashire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lancashire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Penwortham Priory Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Penwortham Priory Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.