Parklands High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 10 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
- 1106 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 86.3%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
Other 1.2%
Indian 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
African 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.49
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Parklands High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 214
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 253
- 2nd preference
- 290
- 3rd preference
- 229
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 110 108 |
| Year 8 | 230 113 117 |
| Year 9 | 230 114 116 |
| Year 10 | 218 104 114 |
| Year 11 | 210 113 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |