Park View School
About the school
Park View School is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 April 2025
- Published
- 30 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.4
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 39.70%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.70%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 15.80%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.78
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.92
AAB or better
- School
- 12.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1617
Girls
46.75%
Boys
53.25%
SEN support
9.65%
Education, health and care plan
2.54%
English as an additional language
1.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.24%
Overall absence
7.32
Persistent absence
20.97
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
239
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
228
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
38%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
28%