Parkside School

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

ShipleyConstituency

BD13 5ADPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Parkside School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,061 pupils. Parkside School is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 22.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.18

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,061

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,061
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2023	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.