Parkside School
About the school
Parkside School is an open secondary school in Bradford.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 June 2023
- Published
- 17 September 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Inadequate
Category of concern: SWK
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 36.7
- Bradford
- 40.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bradford
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 22.80%
- Bradford
- 37.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 43.10%
- Bradford
- 56.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 37.10%
- Bradford
- 42.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.18
- Bradford
- 3.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 23.09
AAB or better
- School
- 4.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1102
Girls
48.09%
Boys
51.91%
SEN support
14.79%
Education, health and care plan
4.08%
English as an additional language
2.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.61%
Overall absence
12.26
Persistent absence
32.39
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
207
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
65
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
54%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
12%