Parkside Community School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Boythorpe Avenue
Boythorpe
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S40 2NS
Phone 01246273458
Reference Number 149370

General Makeup

Number of pupils 572
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.72%
Girls: 45.28%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 50.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 62 55 117
8 63 60 123
9 71 39 110
10 65 65 130
11 52 40 92

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.5%
African 3.5%
White, Other 3.1%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
White & Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Apr 2023 Academy conversion letter

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
41

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31.5%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 48.9%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 29 3
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Destinations after GCSE's

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 >  School Sixth Form
 >  Sixth Form College
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Name Distance
William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School
Hunloke Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2NR
0.07 miles
Walton Peak Flying High Academy
Whitecotes Lane, Chesterfield, S40 3HJ
0.39 miles
Brampton Primary School
School Board Lane, Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1DD
0.5 miles
Spire Junior School
Jawbones Hill, Derby Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2EN
0.55 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary
Cross Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4ST
0.73 miles
Old Hall Junior School
Old Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3QR
0.74 miles
Spire Nursery and Infant School
Derby Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2EU
0.8 miles
Brockwell Junior School
Purbeck Avenue, Loundsley Green, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4NP
0.98 miles
Abercrombie Primary School
Higher Albert Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7QE
0.98 miles
Brockwell Nursery and Infant School
Brockwell Nursery and Infant School, Purbeck Avenue, Loundsley Green, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4NP
0.99 miles
Westfield Infant School
Vincent Crescent, Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3NW
1.14 miles
Hasland Infant School
Eyre Street East, Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0PE
1.21 miles
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Tapton View Road, Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7JU
1.28 miles
Hady Primary School
Hady Lane, Hady, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0DF
1.33 miles
St Peter and St Paul School
Brambling House, Chesterfield, S41 0EF
1.34 miles
Highfield Hall Primary School
Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8AZ
1.35 miles
Holme Hall Primary School
Taddington Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4RL
1.58 miles
Hasland Junior School
Broomfield Avenue, Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0LY
1.66 miles
Chesterfield Hospital School
Knightingale Red Ward, Chesterfield, S44 5BL
1.66 miles
Newbold CofE Primary School
Cranborne Road, Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8PF
1.82 miles
Name Distance
Chesterfield College
Infirmary Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7NG
0.91 miles
Ashgate Croft School
Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4BN
1.06 miles
Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3NS
1.32 miles
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8BA
1.54 miles
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Broomfield Avenue, Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0LP
1.57 miles
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8AG
1.72 miles
Holly House Special School
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9QR
3.02 miles
Whittington Green School
High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9LG
3.07 miles
Tupton Hall School
Station New Road, Old Tupton, Chesterfield, S42 6LG
3.53 miles
Springwell Community College
Middlecroft Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3NQ
3.66 miles
Eastwood Grange School
Eastwood Grange, Milken Lane, Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 0BA
4.44 miles
Netherthorpe School
Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3PU
4.78 miles
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