UK Schools
Parklands High School
Parklands High School is a mixed secondary academy in Chorley, Lancashire County Council, teaching 1,102 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in May 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 24 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Parklands High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Parklands High School.
- 1 INSET Day
- 2 Autumn Term Starts
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–7 Autumn Half Term
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 INSET Day
- 6 Spring Term Starts
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 2 Spring Term Ends
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Variable Date)
- 6 Easter Monday (Variable Date)
- 20 Summer Term Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 3 INSET Day
- 24 Summer Term Ends
- 25–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET Day September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Starts September 2, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term October 27 - November 7, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends December 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- INSET Day January 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Starts January 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term February 16 - February 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends April 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday April 3 - April 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts April 20, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- INSET Day July 3, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term Ends July 24, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday July 25 - August 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day January 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday (Variable Date) April 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday (Variable Date) April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day December 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Parklands High School with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lancashire County Council England
Attendance 17.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lancashire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lancashire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Parklands High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Parklands High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.