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The first major building work was the extension of the north block, which added four more English classrooms and two photography rooms, which are currently named as N01, N02, N14, N15, N24 and N25. This addition was constructed when Mr. Ray Landless was the headteacher of the school. The Science
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The current school buildings were opened in 1959. This included the hall, concourse, south and north blocks and the gym. Several buildings have been erected since the school was first built. This includes the west block, which was built in 1970s, and is currently used as history, music and ICT
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In late 2020, the previous science block was renovated to create 8 new English classrooms named after influential authors throughout time. Additionally, four former English classrooms were refurbished; creating two new science suites.
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in February 2014. There are currently 1085 students on roll. The current headteacher, Mrs Batson, is the seventh headteacher of Parklands. She was appointed headteacher in 2023.
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in 2003. In 2014, the Parklands Pavilion was opened after months of refurbishment. This building is currently used as dance studios, and is also used for assemblies.
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There were two major building additions in the 2000s, a new art, RE, drama, and science block which replaced the previous block
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From 2003 to 2012, Parklands High School held a specialist language college status. The school badge formerly read
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in September 2012, meaning the school is now independent of local authority control.
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The current Parklands High School was originally called
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