Parkside Community School is a secondary school located in Chesterfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/04/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Boythorpe Avenue, Chesterfield, S40 2NS
Website: www.parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246273458
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ben Riggott
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 112961

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 496
Number of Boys: 250
Number of Girls: 246

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.59 Confidence interval 0.29 to 0.89
Of the 70 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 69 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:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.64
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Rhodes Primary & Nursery School
Hunloke Avenue , Boythorpe S40 2NR
2out of 4 127 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Walton Peak Flying High Academy
Whitecotes Lane , S40 3HJ
- not rated 681 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Brampton Primary School
School Board Lane , Brampton S40 1DD
3out of 4 871 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Spire Junior School
Jawbones Hill , Derby Road S40 2EN
3out of 4 968 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary
Cross Street , S40 4ST
3out of 4 1,279 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road , S40 3NS
2out of 4 2,318 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane , Newbold S41 8BA
3out of 4 2,709 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Broomfield Avenue , Hasland S41 0LP
- not rated 2,755 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newbold Road , Upper Newbold S41 8AG
4out of 4 3,021 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesterfield College
Infirmary Road , S41 7NG
- not rated 1,607 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashgate Croft School
Ashgate Road , S40 4BN
4out of 4 1,866 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter & St Paul School
Brambling House , Hady Hill S41 0EF
- not rated 2,352 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
North East Derbyshire Support Centre
The Green , Hasland S41 0LN
2out of 4 2,565 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesterfield Hospital School
Knightingale Red Ward , Chesterfield North Derbyshire Hospital S44 5BL
- not rated 2,919 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.