Parkside Middle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 9 - 13 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Unique reference
- 116959
- Address
- Stourbridge Road, B61 0AH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 603 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.6%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 87.9%
Mixed 6%
Other White 1.5%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1
WritingWell above average2.6
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 61%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 5 | 152 80 72 |
| Year 6 | 150 67 83 |
| Year 7 | 148 77 71 |
| Year 8 | 153 90 63 |