Park View School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Dec 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 136971
- Address
- Church Chare, DH3 3QA
- Website
- www.parkviewlearning.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1622 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 95.1%
Mixed 1.8%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other White 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.1
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.37
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 32 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 86 |
| English Language | GCSE | 237 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 233 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 46 |
| French | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Park View School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 294
- 2nd preference
- 185
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 75
Offers
- 1st preference
- 237
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 133 108 |
| Year 8 | 239 131 108 |
| Year 9 | 237 118 119 |
| Year 10 | 238 113 125 |
| Year 11 | 229 102 127 |
| Year 12 | 239 153 86 |
| Year 13 | 185 105 80 |
| Year 14 | 14 9 5 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 81.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 42.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 34.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 53.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 20.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 22.0% 18.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 4.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 1.7% |