Parkside Academy

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Flags

2

1 high

Overall absence at 11.5%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,694.99

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

13.7%

of income

In-year balance

+1.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.46.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)56.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.32.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

881

Capacity

900 (98%)

Free school meals

39.4%

English additional lang.

0.6%

Ethnicity

White British 96.4%Asian 0.2%Black 0.5%Mixed 1.4%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.1%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

59.6

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

14.8

Mean salary

£51,280

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.2%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

32.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

8.1%

Unauthorised absence

3.4%

2024/25 · 915 pupils