Parrenthorn High School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Parrenthorn High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bury, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,025 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
51%Boys
49%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Total pupils
- 1,025
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2023 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
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