Parkside Academy

State-Funded School

parkside-academy-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

City of DurhamConstituency

DL15 0QFPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Parkside Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 833 pupils. Parkside Academy is part of Advance Learning Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.01

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

833

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 833
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Advance Learning Partnership

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Oct 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Apr 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.