Parkside Academy

State-Funded School

parkside-academy-westmorland-and-furness-north-west

North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Barrow and FurnessConstituency

LA13 9BYPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Parkside Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 272 pupils. Parkside Academy is part of FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 17 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

272

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 272
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
5 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
13 Dec 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.