Parkside AcademyWolsingham School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Parkside Academy and Wolsingham School are secondary schools.
Parkside Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wolsingham School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Parkside Academy was judged Good and Wolsingham School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.0 for Parkside Academy and 52.0 for Wolsingham School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Parkside Academy (49.9 in 2021-22, 42.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Wolsingham School (50.9 in 2021-22, 52.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CrookParkside Academy | Bishop AucklandWolsingham School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 30 in County Durham | 18th of 30 in County Durham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 833 | 774 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 750 | |
| Location | Crook, DL15 0QF | Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.0 | 52.0 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40.4% | 52.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.4% | 75.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 171 | 150 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 881 | 743 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 39.6% | 27.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.6% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 11.0% | 22.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.5% | 8.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.1% | 25.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Parkside Academy
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