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The Parkside School, Norwich

Foundation special school · Mixed · Norfolk

College Road, Norwich, NR2 3JA

Website 01603441126

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

91.1%

25.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

199

Capacity used

Over capacity

117%

170 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Foundation special school
Age range
7–18
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Carolyn Ellis-Gage
Address
College Road, Norwich, NR2 3JA
Phone
01603441126
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward / constituency
Nelson · Norwich South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
121262

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals57%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support0%——
66% boys (131)34% girls (68)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

199 pupils · 170 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    08 May 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 175 pupils

Attendance

91.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

25.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

52%
20/21
38%
21/22
29%
22/23
33%
23/24
25%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort22—

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.