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Parklands High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Southport Road, Chorley PR7 1LL · parklandsacademy.co.uk · 01257 264596

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.4
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,102
99% of 1,116 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.5%
First language not English
4.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Aspirational Futures Multi-Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 239 families put the school first and 215 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 254 (Places 223)254September 2023: 263 (Places 230)263September 2024: 258 (Places 218)258September 2025: 253 (Places 214)253September 2026: 239 (Places 215)239Places 215
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262152391.1▲80%
September 2025Sept 20252142531.2▲79%
September 2024Sept 20242182581.2▲74%
September 2023Sept 20232302631.1▲75%
September 2022Sept 20222232541.1▲76%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 34.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 47.1 (England 46.3)47.12017/18: 48.9 (England 46.5)48.92018/19: 50.3 (England 46.7)50.32021/22: 54.1 (England 48.8)54.12022/23: 47.9 (England 46.3)47.92023/24: 50.8 (England 45.9)50.82024/25: 44.4 (England 46.0)44.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.446.0
▼34.9%45.4%
▼57.9%64.8%
▼7.7%40.5%
▼3.494.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form0.9−1
Sixth form college8.6+0.4
Further education75.9+8.3
Other education0.5−0.5
Apprenticeship5.5−2.7
Employment1.8−4.5
Not in a lasting destination5+0.2
Activity not captured1.8−0.1

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Parklands High School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
10 May 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
85%
Replies
130
12% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school●86% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●88% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲78% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●47% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲75% agreeEngland 67%

based on 16 parents (12%) with SEND

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