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Park View School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Church Chare, Chester le Street DH3 3QA · parkviewlearning.net · 0191 388 2248

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.4
average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
Last distance offered
3.32 mi
5.34 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · County Durham Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,631
147 over 1,484 places · 110%
Local authority
County Durham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.5%
First language not English
1.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Park View Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.32 mi (5.34 km) from the school. Source: County Durham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 250 families put the school first and 235 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 287 (Places 234)287September 2023: 325 (Places 234)325September 2024: 294 (Places 238)294September 2025: 266 (Places 236)266September 2026: 250 (Places 235)250Places 235
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262352501.1▲91%
September 2025Sept 20252362661.1▲88%
September 2024Sept 20242382941.2▲81%
September 2023Sept 20232343251.4▲72%
September 2022Sept 20222342871.2▲80%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20263.32 mi5.34 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.4, and 39.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.5 (England 46.3)48.52017/18: 47.1 (England 46.5)47.12018/19: 48.9 (England 46.7)48.92021/22: 50.9 (England 48.8)50.92022/23: 49.1 (England 46.3)49.12023/24: 47.5 (England 45.9)47.52024/25: 46.4 (England 46.0)46.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.446.0
▼39.7%45.4%
●63.7%64.8%
▼15.8%40.5%
▼3.784.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form42.8−9.9
Sixth form college0.4—
Further education40.6+7.5
Other education0.4−0.4
Apprenticeship5.7+0.3
Employment2.6+1.3
Not in a lasting destination6.1+0.2
Activity not captured1.3+0.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 26.2 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 27.9 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 31.5 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 31.8 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 38.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 33.3 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 35.7 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 32.9 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
93 studentsC+ (32.9)Below average -0.18
93 studentsC+ (32.9)Below average -0.18
159 studentsDist+ (37.8)Above average +0.34
12.5%AAB or better
95.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24106B- (35.7)+0.19
2022/23113C+ (33.3)—
2021/22101B- (38)—
2018/1994C+ (31.8)+0.02
2017/18123C (31.5)+0.09
2016/17131C- (27.9)+0.03
2015/16156C- (26.2)+0.10

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University46−2.3
Further and other education8.5+1.6
Further education2−0.3
Other education6.6+2
Apprenticeship8.1+0.6
Employment22.2+5.5
Not in a lasting destination11.1−1
Activity not captured4−4.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Park View School on 8 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
8 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Apr 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (136 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
136
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼55% agreeEngland 67%

based on 27 parents (20%) with SEND

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