The Parks School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Hindley, WN2 3AN
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4XA
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
270
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 5.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 1.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 63
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 399
- Boys
- 305 (74%)
- Girls
- 108 (26%)
- Capacity
- 270 (153% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 50.3%
- EAL
- 6.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 99.3%
- SEN Support
- 0.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 8.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £22,233/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.4%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
91.4%
White British
2.3%
White Other
1.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Long Lane
Wigan, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 131530
- UKPRN
- 10016751
- Establishment No.
- 7022
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