Park High School, Colne
Park High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Colne in the English county of Lancashire.[1]
| Park High School | |
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| Address | |
Venables Avenue , BB8 7DP | |
| Coordinates | 53.86399°N 2.15538°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | "Nil Sine Labore" (Nothing Without Work) |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Trust | The Pennine Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 146228 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Executive Headteacher | Dr Paul Parkin |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1086 as of August 2020. |
| Website | http://www.park-high.co.uk/ |
Previously a community school administered by Lancashire County Council, in September 2018 Park High School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by The Pennine Trust.
The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.[2]
Notable former pupils
- Steven Burke – Olympic track and road cyclist who rides for the WIGGINS Team.[3]
- Natalie Gumede – English actress best known for playing China in BBC Three's Ideal and Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street.[4]
- Heather Hancock – Chair of the Food Standards Agency and current Master of St John's College, Cambridge.[5]
- Rosemary Lain-Priestley - Church of England priest and former Archdeacon for the Two Cities
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References
- "Colne Park High School". park-high.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- "Welcome to Park High School". park-high.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- "Family's pride at Colne cyclist's Olympic medal". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Glory night for East Lancashire Corrie star Natalie Gumede at British Soap Awards". This Is Lancashire. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Heather Hancock appointed as Master of St John's College". College website. St John's College, Cambridge. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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