Parrenthorn High School
School Name: Parrenthorn High School Address: Heywood Road Town/City: Manchester Postcode: M25 2BW Country: United Kingdom
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective History: This school closed in 2025
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Bell
Capacity: 1050
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 16 January 2025:
Number of pupils: 1033 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 28.6%
URN: 105358
DfE Number: 351/4022
UKPRN: 10017898
UPRN: 100012827097
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Bury (E08000002)
Constituency: Bury South (E14001145)
Electoral Ward: Holyrood (E05014156)
Easting & Northing: 382675E, 405415N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 32' 44.6" N 2° 15' 46.05" W
Plus Code: 9C5VGPWP+7V
DfE Record: View record
- Parrenthorn High School (0.0km)
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (0.2km)
- Heaton Park Primary School (1.2km)
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.3km)
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School (1.4km)
- Whitefield Community Primary School (1.4km)
- The Heys School (1.5km)
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School (1.5km)
- Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School (1.7km)
- St Hilda's Church of England Primary School (1.8km)
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