Parklands High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Chorley, Lancashire
Parklands High School is a secondary school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 May 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Southport Road, Chorley, PR7 1LL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,102 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and cared for as part of this welcoming and friendly school.”
- “Pupils of different ages interact well in their mixed-age tutor groups.”
- “They said that this helps them to get to know many more pupils across the school.”
To improve
- “However, a few other teachers are less secure in how best to support these pupils to learn aspects of the curriculum.”
- “This prevents a few pupils with SEND from achieving as highly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 239 first-preference applications, 215 offers in total, 191 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Michael's Church of England High School 0.5 mi Good
- Southlands High School 1.0 mi Requires improvement
- Albany Academy 1.4 mi Good
- Holy Cross Catholic High School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Balshaw's Church of England High School 2.7 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic High School 3.3 mi Standards maintained
- Wellfield Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Academy@Worden 3.8 mi Not judged