Parkside Community School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

ChesterfieldConstituency

S40 2NSPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Parkside Community School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 587 pupils. Parkside Community School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2017

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.57

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

587

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

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: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 587
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 May 2017	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.