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Parkside School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Parkside Terrace, Cullingworth, Bradford BD13 5AD · parksideschool.net · 01535 272752
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,061
- 77% of 1,374 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.1%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 199 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 | 199 | 132 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 194 | 202 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 170 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 213 | 194 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 210 | 1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.7, and 22.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (23.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.18 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132217)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.7 | −5.4 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | −2.6 |
| Further education | 46.5 | +1.4 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.9 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 4 | +3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 students | D+ (23.1) | Below average -0.26 | |
| 37 students | D+ (23) | Below average -0.30 | |
| 14 students | Merit+ (28.6) | Average -0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 44 | C (31.3) | -0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 51 | C- (27.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 46 | C (31.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 54 | C- (27.1) | -0.66 |
| 2017/18 | 44 | C- (26.2) | -0.37 |
| 2016/17 | 55 | D+ (22.1) | -0.43 |
| 2015/16 | 52 | C (28.5) | -0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.4 | +3.7 |
| Further education | 1.7 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1 | −6.7 |
| Employment | 19.6 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.7 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Parkside School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132217), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132217)
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132217)
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132217)
Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132217)