St Mary's Catholic High SchoolParkside Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chesterfield.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's Catholic High School and Parkside Community School are secondary schools in Chesterfield.
St Mary's Catholic High School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Parkside Community School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Mary's Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's Catholic High School was judged Outstanding and Parkside Community School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.4 for St Mary's Catholic High School and 41.0 for Parkside Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Mary's Catholic High School (60.2 in 2021-22, 59.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChesterfieldSt Mary's Catholic High School | ChesterfieldParkside Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 35th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,358 | 572 | |
| Capacity | 1,260 | 600 | |
| Location | Chesterfield, S41 8AG | Chesterfield, S40 2NS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.4 Stronger figure | 41.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73.3% Stronger figure | 31.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.4% Stronger figure | 52.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.4% Stronger figure | 28.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.39 Stronger figure | 3.57 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 206 | 92 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 161 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 39.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 24.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,358 | 572 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.4% | 51.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.5% | 10.5% | |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 19.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.5% Stronger figure | 28.4% | 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.
St Mary's Catholic High School
Parkside Community School
Full profiles: St Mary's Catholic High School · Parkside Community School