Parkside Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 149370
- Address
- Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, S40 2NS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 601 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.8%
- Persistent absence
- n/a
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 83.4%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 3.5%
African 1.8%
Indian 1.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 125 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 126 |
| Geography | GCSE | 40 |
| History | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
Parkside Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 112
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 62 63 |
| Year 8 | 114 72 42 |
| Year 9 | 136 65 71 |
| Year 10 | 99 55 44 |
| Year 11 | 127 59 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 81.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 51.0% 40.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 35.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.2% 1.2% |