Pleckgate High School
About the school
Pleckgate High School is an open secondary school in Blackburn with Darwen.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 June 2024
- Published
- 2 July 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.2
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 45.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Blackburn with Darwen
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.10%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 43.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.20%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.20%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 39.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.26
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1354
Girls
45.42%
Boys
54.58%
SEN support
13.96%
Education, health and care plan
1.99%
English as an additional language
24.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.41%
Overall absence
7.51
Persistent absence
22.5
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
248
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%