Parklands High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 138647
- Address
- Southport Road, PR7 1LL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1120 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 87%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.3%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other 1.5%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.6%
African 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.9
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.9
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
Parklands High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 308
- 3rd preference
- 267
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 231 113 118 |
| Year 8 | 231 113 118 |
| Year 9 | 221 105 116 |
| Year 10 | 217 120 97 |
| Year 11 | 220 104 116 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 68.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.2% |