Parkside Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 137903
- Address
- Hall Lane Estate, Willington, DL15 0QF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 918 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 0.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.6%
- Persistent absence
- 30.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 96.2%
Mixed 1.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other White 0.3%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 68 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 74 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 162 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 162 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Parkside Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 94
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 171 88 83 |
| Year 8 | 191 96 95 |
| Year 9 | 204 105 99 |
| Year 10 | 183 92 91 |
| Year 11 | 169 87 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 81.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 42.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 34.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |