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Parkside Community College is a non-selective academy. It has about 710 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19. In April 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of United Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Coleridge Community College, Trumpington Community College, Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology, Kettering Buccleuch Academy and Northampton Academy.)
Particular strengths include Progress, Attainment, Disadvantaged pupils and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Sixth form.
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Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Destinations: Below average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite low. Show details
Sixth form: Below average. Destinations at 18 are below average.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
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