Parkside Community School

Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, S40 2NS

Local ranking35th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire

Ofsted: Expected

Secondary

Phase

600

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Parkside Community School (URN 112961) since 1 October 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 June 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 41.0 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 31.5% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 52.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 28.3% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.6 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 92

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 83.0%
Continued in education: 76.0%
Apprenticeships: 6.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 13.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 572
Boys: 313 (55%)
Girls: 259 (45%)
Capacity: 600 (95% full)
SEND: 23.8%
FSM Eligible: 51.9%
EAL: 10.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.4%
SEN Support: 19.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 35.9
Budget per Pupil: £8,145/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 9.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 28.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 82.3%
Black African: 3.5%
White Other: 3.2%
Mixed Other: 1.8%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%
Asian Indian: 1.2%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
Asian Other: 1.1%

82.3%

White British

3.5%

Black African

3.2%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01246273458

info@parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk

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Boythorpe Avenue

Chesterfield, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 149370
UKPRN: 10091114
Establishment No.: 4195
Trust: EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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