Powered by SchoolDash
Want to chat? The Schools Guide's AI consultant is here to help
Parkfield School
Hurn, Christchurch BH23 6DF
Parkfield School is a non-selective free school. It has 37 staff (about 30 FTEs), including 18 teachers (about 17 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
This school is a member of Reach South Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Thomas Hall School, Millbay Academy and UTC Plymouth.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
Choose what matters most to you with the menus below. By default, all indicators are set to ‘Relevant’ and are weighted equally in calculating overall scores for each school. Choose ‘Important’ for higher priorities and ‘Unimportant’ or ‘Ignore’ for lower priorities.

Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Distance
(miles)
Score Name
1.9Bournemouth School for Girls
2.1The Bishop of Winchester Academy
2.2Bournemouth School
2.5Avonbourne Boys' Academy
2.5Avonbourne Girls Academy
3.1Glenmoor Academy
3.2Winton Academy
3.3The Bourne Academy
3.7Twynham School
3.7Ferndown Upper School
3.9LeAF Studio
3.9Oak Academy
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.31, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £460 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 94%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 17.2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
Copyright © 2025 | Last updated 2/6/2025