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
- 881 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.4%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
White British 96.4%
Mixed 1.4%
Unclassified 0.6%
African 0.5%
Other White 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 46 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 59 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Parkside Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 101 73 |
| Year 8 | 165 84 81 |
| Year 9 | 181 88 93 |
| Year 10 | 187 96 91 |
| Year 11 | 174 89 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.8% 3.0% |