Parklands High School, Chorley

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Parklands High School
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Parklands High School, Chorley
Southport Road

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PR7 1LL

Coordinates 53°39′22″N2°38′46″W / 53.6562°N 2.6461°W / 53.6562; -2.6461
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Type Academy
Established1962
Department for Education URN 138647 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive HeadteacherC Batson
Staff100+
GenderMixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment1098
Colour(s)  Navy Blue
Former nameChorley Grammar School of Chorley Old Road
Website http://www.parklandsacademy.co.uk

Parklands High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The school has been judged "good" with "outstanding" in the behaviour and safety of pupils, by Ofsted in February 2014[ citation needed ]. There are currently 1085 students on roll. The current headteacher, Principal Batson, is the sixth headteacher of Parklands. He was appointed headteacher in 2017, when the previous headteacher, Mrs. Claire Hollister, retired from the school.

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History

Grammar school

The current Parklands High School was originally called Chorley Grammar School. It was originally housed in buildings in Union Street, Chorley which is now home to the public library. It changed its name in 1972, when the school changed from a grammar school to a comprehensive school, to Parklands High School.

From 2003 to 2012, Parklands High School held a specialist language college status. The school badge formerly read Propositi Tenax, which translates to Firm of Purpose. The current motto of the school is Learn, Respect, Aspire, Achieve, which has been used since the school became an academy.

Buildings

The current school buildings were opened in 1959. This included the hall, concourse, south and north blocks and the gym. Several buildings have been erected since the school was first built. This includes the west block, which was built in 1970s, and is currently used as history, music and ICT classrooms.

The first major building work was the extension of the north block, which added four more English classrooms and two photography rooms, which are currently named as N01, N02, N14, N15, N24 and N25. This addition was constructed when Mr. Ray Landless was the headteacher of the school. The Science Blocks (L1/L2) were constructed in 1989.

There were two major building additions in the 2000s, a new art, RE, drama, and science block which replaced the previous block ROSLA, which was demolished, a new sports hall, and in 2010, an extension to the front of the building, to extend the dining area and reception. In addition students created a new outdoor social area.

Parklands was first made a Language College in 2003. In 2014, the Parklands Pavilion was opened after months of refurbishment. This building is currently used as dance studios, and is also used for assemblies.

In late 2020, the previous science block was renovated to create 8 new English classrooms named after influential authors throughout time. Additionally, four former English classrooms were refurbished; creating two new science suites.

Academy

Parklands High School converted to academy status in September 2012, meaning the school is now independent of local authority control.

Notable former pupils

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