Parkside School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bradford
Parkside Terrace, Bradford, BD13 5AD
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 20/06/2023
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
87.7%
32.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,061
Capacity used
Has space77%
1,374 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
168 of 202 families who put it first got an offer
194
Places offered
469
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 202 | 168 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 124 | 18 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 6 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 59 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 469 | 194 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robin Ghosal
- Address
- Parkside Terrace, Cullingworth, Bradford, BD13 5AD
- Phone
- 01535272752
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Bingley West · Shipley
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150001
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
1,061 pupils · 1,374 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate - 22
16 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,056 pupils
Attendance
87.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
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 | 36.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.86 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.17 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.30 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 202 | — |
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 4.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 37 | — |
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 | 202 | 6% | 27% | 51% | |
| English Language | 202 | 7% | 33% | 52% | |
| English Literature | 188 | 9% | 35% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 6% | 24% | 42% | |
| Geography | 110 | 7% | 32% | 49% | |
| History | 77 | 12% | 38% | 49% | |
| Art and Design | 57 | 2% | 49% | 74% | |
| Spanish | 48 | 6% | 21% | 35% | |
| Physical Education | 38 | 8% | 37% | 58% | |
| Business | 33 | 0% | 0% | 3% | |
| French | 30 | 13% | 30% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 25 | 28% | 48% | 60% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 7 | 0% | 29% | 57% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| Film Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17385: Parkside School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 14% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
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 Bradford 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.