Parklands High School
Southport Road, Chorley, PR7 1LL
1,102 pupils · 99% of 1,116 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 May 2023, published 3 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 7.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.11 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 215 | 239 | 765 | 215 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 214 | 253 | 773 | 214 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 218 | 258 | 837 | 218 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 230 | 263 | 845 | 230 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 223 | 254 | 907 | 223 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 226 | 248 | 845 | 226 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 218 | 251 | 865 | 218 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 224 | 236 | 792 | 224 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Michael's Church of England High School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Southlands High School 1.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Albany Academy 2.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Holy Cross Catholic High School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Balshaw's Church of England High School 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic High School 5.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.