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Parkside Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield S40 2NS · parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01246 273458
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 587
- 98% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 58.6%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 83 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 83 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 106 | 98 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 112 | 104 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 124 | 118 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 101 | 93 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41, and 31.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41 | 46 | ||
| ▼31.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112961)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.5 | −7.9 |
| Further education | 67.5 | +16.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.9 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −5.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Parkside Community School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112961), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112961)
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112961)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112961)