The Parks School
Market Street, Hindley, Hindley, WN2 3AN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Williams
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 21
- URN
- 137821
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942909033
About this school
The Parks School is an independent special school in Hindley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 21 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Parks School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Parks School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.0 | 2.1 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Parks School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.1 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 21 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 21
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy0.6 miles
Academies · Hindley, Wigan
-
Oakfield High School and College1.0 miles
Special schools · Wigan
-
Newbridge Learning Community1.2 miles
Special schools · Wigan
-
Fix-It (UK) Ltd1.4 miles
Other types · Wigan
-
CEWE School1.7 miles
Special schools · Greater Manchester
Common questions
- What ages does The Parks School teach?
- The Parks School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Hindley.
- Who is the headteacher of The Parks School?
- The headteacher of The Parks School is Mr Steven Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Parks School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Parks School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Parks School?
- The Parks School has 21 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Parks School full?
- The Parks School has capacity for 30 pupils and 21 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Parks School a faith school?
- No. The Parks School has no designated religious character.
- How have The Parks School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3 in 2022/23 and 2.1 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Parks School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Parks School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.