# The Parkside School, Norwich

The Parkside School, Norwich is a special school in Norwich, for pupils aged 7 to 18.

It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E121262. [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Foundation special school
- Ages: 7 to 18
- Pupils: 199
- Council: Norwich
- URN: 121262

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, May 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 8 May 2025
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 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Parkside School, Norwich met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 103 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Norwich | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 20 | – | – |

The Parkside School, Norwich teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
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.

- [Recreation Road Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/recreation-road-infant-school-e134964): 70 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- [Avenue Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-junior-school-e120928): 250 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-educational-trust-norfolk-e150112): 510 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-primary-school-e142732): 540 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notre-dame-preparatory-school-norwich-limited-e121239): 860 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Colman Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colman-infant-school-e150666): 900 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade

## 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/121262)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121262)

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