Prenton High School for Girls is a secondary academy in Birkenhead, United Kingdom with 770 pupils, part of Prenton High School for Girls. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Learning Support Assistant Level 2 (closes 13 November) and SEND Administrator (closes 23 November).
Head
Lisa Ayling, Headteacher
Trust or group
Prenton High School for Girls
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
770 pupils · 100% girls · 47.1% eligible for free school meals · 13.5% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
178 (23.1%) on SEN support · 31 (4.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Learning Support Assistant Level 232.5 hours per week over 5 days Permanent Term-Time plus 1 week (39 weeks per year) NJC Pay Scale Band D £26,847-£27,274 (actual based on 39…
SEND Administrator25 hours per week (9.15am-2.45pm Monday to Friday)Term-Time plus 1 week (39 weeks per year) - Permanent Salary NJC Band F £29,542 - £32,046 (actual based on 25…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
40.8
27.5%
2024/25
38.9
33.1%
2023/24
41.2
34.4%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
29 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
51.6
14.9
–
0
£56,451
2024/25
48.6
16.1
3%
0
£49,352
2023/24
47.5
16.4
15%
0
£45,999
2022/23
47.7
16.4
14%
0
£43,756
2021/22
49.5
15.8
14%
0
£43,042
2020/21
48.1
16.3
5%
0
£40,434
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
49.4
15.7
9%
0
£39,697
2018/19
47.2
16.5
9%
0
£40,102
2017/18
43.9
17.7
9%
0
£39,759
2016/17
48.7
15.4
13%
0
£38,299
2015/16
44.5
16.7
7%
0
£38,057
2014/15
45.0
16.3
16%
0
£37,004
2013/14
43.5
17.1
13%
0
£37,070
2012/13
40.9
17.6
9%
0
£38,565
2011/12
40.7
17.6
7%
0
£38,661
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
13.0%
3.6%
35.6%
7.9%
2024/25
14.5%
4.4%
38.4%
9.6%
2023/24
13.0%
4.9%
38.9%
7.7%
2022/23
13.8%
5.0%
40.2%
7.3%
2021/22
12.8%
3.9%
38.5%
4.7%
2020/21
6.6%
1.5%
18.1%
2.5%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.6%
1.3%
10.8%
1.3%
2017/18
4.9%
1.2%
13.1%
1.1%
2016/17
5.4%
1.1%
13.8%
0.9%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
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