Parklands High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chorley · PR7 1LL · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att850.8
- P80.4
- EM5+54%
- Absence6.9%
0.3 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 119877
Chorley Astley Park School
Community special school · Chorley · PR7 1JZ
Ages 4–16 · 161 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Overall absence
8.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-07-04
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.4%
Unauthorised0.5%
- Authorised absence
- 7.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 168
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill91%
161 pupils · 176 places
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- Boys / girls
- 110 / 51
- School capacity
- 176
- Capacity fill
- 161 / 176 (91%)
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
- FSM pupils
- 61
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 4–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mr Kieran Welsh
Location
- Address
- Harrington Road
- Postcode
- PR7 1JZ
- Town
- Chorley
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Chorley
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–16, in Chorley, Lancashire, 161 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 37.9%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 1RB · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS272%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM16.9%
0.3 miles away
St Michael's Church of England High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chorley · PR7 1RS · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att859.7
- P80.6
- EM5+78%
- Absence4.7%
0.4 miles away
Other independent special school
Chorley · PR7 1XA · Lancashire
Ages 6–19
0.5 miles away
Miscellaneous
Chorley · PR7 1NB · Lancashire
Ages 16–99
0.5 miles away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 2RJ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS267%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM6.8%
0.5 miles away
Buckshaw Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Chorley · PR7 1XP · Lancashire
Ages 2–11
- KS232%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM31.9%
0.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Kieran Welsh
- Telephone
- 01257262227