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
- 1031 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 86.5%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 3.3%
Unclassified 2.8%
Pakistani 2.3%
Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.9
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 208 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 189 |
Admissions
Colne Park High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 102 106 |
| Year 8 | 208 103 105 |
| Year 9 | 198 103 95 |
| Year 10 | 208 106 102 |
| Year 11 | 209 109 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |