Parkside Middle School
Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0AH
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Mancini
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 593
- URN
- 116959
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527873660
About this school
Parkside Middle School is a community middle school in Bromsgrove. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 593 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 158 | 147 | 149 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 61% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 69% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 69% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 75% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Parkside Middle School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 606 |
| 2023/24 | 604 |
| 2024/25 | 603 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkside Middle School compares
Parkside Middle School ranked 91st of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.4% | 21.6% | 593 | — |
| St John's Church of England Middle School Academy | 75% | 6.5% | 26.4% | 658 | 0.7 miles |
| Aston Fields Middle School | 71% | 5.2% | 16% | 598 | 1.1 miles |
| Catshill Middle School | 51% | 6.3% | 26.7% | 424 | 1.4 miles |
| Alvechurch CofE Middle School | 72% | 3.2% | 8% | 451 | 4.1 miles |
| Birchensale Middle School | 47% | 6.5% | 37.4% | 522 | 4.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.56%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.35%
- Persistent absence
- 15.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy0.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bromsgrove
-
Aston Fields Middle School1.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bromsgrove
-
Catshill Middle School1.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bromsgrove
-
Alvechurch CofE Middle School4.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Birmingham
-
Birchensale Middle School4.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Redditch
Other schools in Bromsgrove
- Aston Fields Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Catshill Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St John's Church of England Middle School Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Blackwell First School Primary
- Catshill First School Primary
- Charford First School Primary
- Dodford First School Primary
- Fairfield First School Primary
- Finstall First School Primary
- Hanbury CofE First School Primary
- Lickey End First School Primary
- Meadows First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkside Middle School teach?
- Parkside Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Bromsgrove.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkside Middle School?
- The headteacher of Parkside Middle School is Mrs Natalie Mancini, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkside Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkside Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Parkside Middle School?
- Parkside Middle School has 593 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Parkside Middle School full?
- Parkside Middle School has capacity for 600 pupils and 593 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Parkside Middle School a faith school?
- No. Parkside Middle School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Parkside Middle School have?
- The schools register lists Parkside Middle School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Parkside Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkside Middle School rank locally?
- Parkside Middle School ranked 91st of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkside Middle School's absence rate?
- Parkside Middle School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkside Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkside Middle School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.