Parkside Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Hall Lane Estate
 Willington
 Crook
 County Durham DL15 0QF
Telephone: 01388 746396

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Parkside Sports College
Trust: Advance Learning Partnership
Sponsor: Advance Learning Partnership

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Kelly Armstrong (since July 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Kelvin Simpson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 59.6 / 8
Non-teaching Staff*: 35.41
Number of pupils: 881
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.8
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 39.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 3.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 12.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: North West Durham
Electoral Ward: Willington and Hunwick
School Number: 8404128

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 19th September 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Willington Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary Schoo... (0.9km) show on map
  4. Sunnybrow Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  5. The Grange Learning Centre (1.9km) show on map
  6. Hunwick Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  7. Byers Green Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  8. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook (3.4km) show on map
  9. Crook Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  10. Howden-le-Wear Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  11. Hartside Primary Academy (4.2km) show on map
  12. Stanley (Crook) Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  13. Peases West Academy (4.7km) show on map
  14. The Meadows Academy (4.8km) show on map
  15. Whitworth Park Academy (5.1km) show on map
  16. Etherley Lane Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  17. Etherley Lane Nursery School (5.3km) show on map
  18. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (5.4km) show on map
  19. Middlestone Moor Academy (5.4km) show on map
  20. The Oaks Secondary School (5.4km) show on map
  21. Escomb Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  22. Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy (5.5km) show on map
  23. King Street Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  24. St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park (5.9km) show on map
  25. St Anne's CofE Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  26. Evergreen Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  27. Cockton Hill Junior School (6.1km) show on map
  28. Cockton Hill Infant School (6.1km) show on map
  29. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (6.1km) show on map
  30. Witton-le-Wear Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  31. Bishop Barrington Academy (6.2km) show on map
  32. Springmoor Grange School (6.2km) show on map
  33. Brandon Primary Academy (6.3km) show on map
  34. Bishop Auckland College (6.3km) show on map
  35. Victoria Lane Academy (6.4km) show on map
  36. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon (6.4km) show on map
  37. St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe (6.4km) show on map
  38. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop ... (6.4km) show on map
  39. St Andrew's Academy (6.4km) show on map
  40. Browney Primary Academy (6.5km) show on map
  41. North Park Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  42. Tudhoe Colliery Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  43. Aclet Close Nursery School (6.7km) show on map
  44. Esh Winning Academy (6.9km) show on map
  45. Tudhoe Moor Nursery School (6.9km) show on map
  46. Prince Bishops Community Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  47. Woodhouse Primary Academy (7.0km) show on map
  48. The Independent Grammar School:Durham (7.0km) show on map
  49. Kirk Merrington Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  50. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor (7.3km) show on map
  51. Toft Hill Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  52. New Brancepeth Primary Academy (7.6km) show on map
  53. Langley Moor Nursery School (7.8km) show on map
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  55. Ferryhill School (7.9km) show on map
  56. St Helen Auckland Community Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  57. Thornhill Primary School (8.4km) show on map
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  59. Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  60. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor (8.4km) show on map
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  78. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (9.9km) show on map
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  80. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation (10.0km) show on map
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  87. Ferryhill Station Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  88. St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham (10.9km) show on map
  89. Byerley Park Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  90. West Cornforth Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  91. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  92. Durham Sixth Form Centre (11.1km) show on map
  93. Walworth School (11.2km) show on map
  94. St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School (11.3km) show on map
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  96. Strawberry Lane (11.3km) show on map
  97. Oakwood Learning Centre (11.3km) show on map
  98. Durham Trinity School & Sports College (11.4km) show on map
  99. Witton Gilbert Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  100. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (11.6km) show on map
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