Parkside Academy is a secondary school located in Crook. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hall Lane Estate, Crook

School Information

Address: Hall Lane Estate, Crook, DL15 0QF
Website: http://parksideacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01388746396
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kelly Armstrong
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137903

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 921
Number of Boys: 452
Number of Girls: 469

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.38 Confidence interval 0.17 to 0.6
Of the 135 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 133 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:16%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.63
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Hall Lane , Willington DL15 0QH 		3out of 4 198 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Willington Primary School
Chapel Street , Willington DL15 0EQ 		3out of 4 543 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Cumberland Terrace, , Willington, DL15 0PB 		- not rated 945 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sunnybrow Primary School
Hunwick Lane , DL15 0LT 		3out of 4 1,313 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Byers Green Primary School
Wear View , Byers Green DL16 7PN 		3out of 4 2,195 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Academy
Hall Lane Estate , Willington DL15 0QF 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange Learning Centre
, DL15 0TY 		- not rated 2,028 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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