Parkside Academy, BARROW-in-FURNESS

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Parkside Academy

Greengate Street, BARROW-in-FURNESS LA13 9BY

https://www.parkside-academy.co.uk/

Parkside Academy is an academy. It has about 300 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In October 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Furness Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Victoria Academy, Yarlside Academy, Newton Village Academy and Lindal and Marton Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Representation and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Greengate Junior School
0.3		Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
0.4		Cambridge Primary School
0.4		Ramsden Infant School
0.5		St George's CofE School
0.6		Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
0.7		Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.9		Victoria Infant and Nursery School
0.9		Victoria Academy
0.9		Brisbane Park Infant School
0.9		St James' CofE Junior School
0.9		Roose School

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is about average.

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Poor. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.

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