Ofsted: Good trending_up Popular emoji_events #2 in Westmorland and Furness public Top 31% UK

Parkside Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Caroline WALKER

corporate_fareFURNESS EDUCATION TRUST

location_onBARROW-in-FURNESS, LA13 9BY

language Visit Website phone 1229828348

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

296

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Parkside Academy is a Academy converter primary school in BARROW-in-FURNESS, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Parkside Academy is an academy converter in BARROW-in-FURNESS, Westmorland and Furness, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 281 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 97 primaries in Westmorland and Furness and #2,127 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 57%

Reading79% LA 72%

Writing79% LA 68%

Maths75% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading65% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading64% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.5

-3.8 to 0.1

-1.1

Write

LA 0.2

-3.0 to 0.8

0.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.7 to 2.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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26 June 2018

Inspection Report

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31 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-10-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-02-01

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 281 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	281	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	277	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	316	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	297	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	283	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	296	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	296	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	299	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	301	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	292	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	281	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	265	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	261	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	260	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	257	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	257	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	249	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	251	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	244	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	234	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	225	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	198	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	222	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils