Colne Park High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 23 2022 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
- 146228
- Address
- Venables Avenue, BB8 7DP
- Website
- http://www.park-high.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1055 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 88.6%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 2.9%
Unclassified 2.4%
Pakistani 1%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.66
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 2 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 214 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 206 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Colne Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 210
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 166
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 106 105 |
| Year 8 | 206 103 103 |
| Year 9 | 211 108 103 |
| Year 10 | 213 112 101 |
| Year 11 | 214 99 115 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 72.0% 49.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 12.0% 5.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.2% |