# Parkside Academy

Parkside 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.

Secondary school. Code E137903. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 833
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 137903

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Stephen's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-church-of-england-primary-school-e114216): 180 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Willington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willington-primary-school-e114066): 500 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-thomas-catholic-primary-school-willington-e148627): 870 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sunnybrow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunnybrow-primary-school-e114060): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Grange Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-learning-centre-e135834): 1.9 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137903)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137903)

## How to cite

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