Parkside Academy
Secondary schoolParkside Academy is a secondary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 833 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Parkside Academy was 42.0, against 44.9 in County Durham and 46.2 in England.
40.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40.4% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61.4% | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 171 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)180 m
- Willington Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, WillingtonPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Sunnybrow Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The Grange Learning CentreSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).