Parkside Academy

Parkside Academy is performing well, demonstrating a strong commitment to pupil safety and well-being while achieving good educational outcomes. Notably, attendance is high, particularly among disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs. The school has established a positive and inclusive environment where students feel safe and are encouraged to excel. Staff are dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of students, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed. The school is part of the Furness Education Trust, which provides additional support and oversight, enhancing its operations and educational offerings.

Strengths

• High pupil attendance rates above the national average.
• Strong support systems for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Inclusive culture that promotes positive behaviour and well-being.
• Excellent early years provision with effective curriculum design.
• Pupils achieve well across the curriculum with a broad understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• Some activities do not deepen pupils' knowledge or link well to prior learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Parkside Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Parkside Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Parkside Academy had 26.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.7% of pupils at Parkside Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Parkside Academy received £7,260 and spent £6,959 for each of its 281 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £570,000 (£2,030 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Furness Education Trust, income was £7,887 and spending £7,648 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Barrow-In-Furness · Westmorland and Furness local authority: places and applications

Parkside Academy is part of Furness Education Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Furness Academy Barrow-In-Furness
• Victoria Academy Barrow-In-Furness
• Yarlside Academy Barrow-In-Furness
• Newton Village Academy Barrow-In-Furness
• Walney Academy Barrow-In-Furness
• Lindal and Marton Primary School Ulverston

What is Parkside Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Parkside Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Parkside Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Parkside Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Parkside Academy have?

Parkside Academy has 272 pupils on roll.

What age range does Parkside Academy cover?

Parkside Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Parkside Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Parkside Academy?

Parkside Academy is at Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9BY.