Parklands Academy
| Postal address | Parklands Academy Southport Road Chorley PR7 1LL |
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| Telephone | 01257 264596 |
| Headteacher | Mrs C Batson |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 1123 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 220 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 260 |
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| 2nd | 309 |
| 3rd | 269 |
| Total preferences received | 838 |
Summary of policy
This is an academy – please contact the academy for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.
The criteria which are to be used to allocate places when the Academy is oversubscribed are:
- Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, then
- Children for whom the Governors accept that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned (professional supporting evidence from e.g. a doctor; psychologist; social worker etc is essential and such evidence must set out why the school is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school) then
- Children Children of staff who are employed by Parklands Academy where
(a) The member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or
(b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
- Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Parklands Academy at the time of admission, then
- Children who attend the founder schools in the Aspirational Futures Multi Academy Trust, namely Balshaw Lane Community Primary School and Highfield Community Primary.
- (a) Higher priority will be given to the children living in the civil parishes of Withnell, Wheelton, Abbey Village, Brinscall and Heapey, then
(b) Other children living within the school's geographical priority area, then
- Children living outside the school's geographical area
The distance criterion which will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria is a straight line (radial) measure. If Governors are unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. twins or same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure, centre of building to centre of building.
Geographical priority area
Parishes of Charnock Richard, Euxton, Buckshaw Village, Astley Village, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Withnell, Wheelton, Heapey, Abbey Village, Anglezarke, Brinscall, Heath Charnock.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.