Parkside Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Parkside, Cambridge, CB1 1EH
87
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
64%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
14.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
667
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
660 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
64%
1st preference success rate
106 of 166 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
626
Total applications
5.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 166 | 106 | ● 64% |
| 2nd preference | 272 | 13 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 186 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 626 | 120 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Cambridgeshire lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dee Wallace
- Address
- Parkside, Cambridge, CB1 1EH
- Phone
- 01223712600
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Market · Cambridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136636
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
667 pupils · 660 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 689 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.80 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.06 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 63.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.34 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 128 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 3 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 128 | 48% | 83% | 91% | |
| English Language | 128 | 38% | 79% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 127 | 43% | 84% | 91% | |
| French | 108 | 60% | 89% | 95% | |
| Biology | 87 | 54% | 97% | 99% | |
| Physics | 87 | 56% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 87 | 64% | 97% | 100% | |
| History | 81 | 49% | 85% | 89% | |
| Geography | 63 | 62% | 92% | 94% | |
| Combined Science | 40 | 3% | 65% | 80% | |
| Spanish | 33 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 46% | 81% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cambridgeshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.