History
The college was founded in Leyland when the sixth forms of Parklands High School and Balshaw's CE High School were amalgamated in 1974 to make a sixth form college primarily serving the boroughs of South Ribble and Chorley. It became one of the government's Beacon Colleges in 2006.Currently earning higher A-Level grades than rival Winstanley college by 1 point.
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