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Parklands High School

Chorley, United Kingdom
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1.2 /5

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Rating Breakdown

Based on published reviews
Safety & Security 2.0
Teaching Quality 1.9
Communication 2.1
Student Wellbeing 2.1
Facilities 2.0

School Workforce

Teacher and staff information • 2024-2025

Note: These figures are estimated based on national averages. Actual school-level data not yet available.
17.0:1
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Excellent
65.1
Teachers (FTE)

Estimated workforce data based on GIAS enrollment and national average ratios. Academic year 2024-2025.

Secondary School Results (Key Stage 4)

Exam performance data • 2023-2024

50.8
Attainment 8
Average grade across 8 subjects
+0.39
Progress 8
Above average
53.6%
English & Maths 9-5
Strong pass in both
78.2%
English & Maths 9-4
Standard pass in both

Additional Information

11.4% entered EBacc
9.5% achieved EBacc
220 pupils in cohort

Data from DfE Performance Tables for academic year 2023-2024. Published January 2024. View full performance tables

Reviews 9

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Parent
Parent Jun 13, 2025
1.0

"SA coverups"

Parklands and a certain member of staff actually involved themselves in SA cases which led to the perpetrator getting away with it, the victim was assaulted in school… no wonder a certain member of staff wanted to cover that up (cough cough what does the FOX say).
This certain member of staff also publicly humiliated this student and discriminated against them. This has been a problem at this high school for years, and it’s all just been swept under the rug!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Oct 26, 2024
1.0

"Very bad! 😡"

Really bad school, they let people run around on all fours pretending to be dogs and these people genuinely think that they are dogs!! People get isolation for wearing a piercing (earrings)! The chicken in the wraps are pink and students are just expected to eat it and the food is very overpriced for what it is! Teachers are not equipped for lessons and they give 1’s and 2’s for absolutely no reason! When you tell any teachers about a problem they don’t do anything and teachers just let people get bullied and pushed around! Overall this is not a good school
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent
Parent Jul 17, 2023
1.0

"Do better"

Doesn’t do anything abou bulling
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 3/5
P
Parent
Parent Sep 1, 2021
1.0

"Very very poor school experience"

School promotes no creativity in writing or artwork. Teachers constantly contradict themselves and are very hypocritical. School is also no safe place for lgbt students, teachers can not be trusted with information and will not hesitate to share any private information about students with anyone.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent
Parent Dec 10, 2020
5.0

"good school"

pretty good school. very good music department
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 4/5
P
Parent
Parent Dec 2, 2020
1.0

"Terrible school"

Terrible school. Told the school counsellor I wanted to unalive myself and he told me it was all my fault (the whole time I was getting physically hurt/beat up and emotionally abused). My mental health wouldn’t be as bad as it is now if they actually helped. In year 11 I started having panic attacks and they sat me down in a room on my own letting me overthink - these teachers was not trained to deal with these things whatsoever. Oh I wanted to drop a subject (design tech) as it had no use in my career and there was so much work it was really stressing me out. They didn’t let me drop it and I dreaded every single lesson. It gave me so much stress. I hate this school, don’t miss it at all. ✨
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Dec 2, 2020
1.0

"Awful school"

Terrible school. Told the school counsellor I wanted to kill myself and he told me it was all my fault (the whole time I was getting physically beat up and emotionally abused). Terrible school, my mental health wouldn’t be as bad as it is now if they actually helped. In year 11 I started having panic attacks and they sat me down in a room all alone letting me overthink and letting the panic attack worse. This school is terrible if you have mental health issues.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent
Parent Sep 24, 2020
2.0

"Not very good"

Not the best. The teachers only care about popular kids
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5
P
Parent
Parent Aug 30, 2020
2.0

"Crap tbh"

Load o’ shite. Hated my time here.
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 2/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 2/5
Facilities 2/5

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