Parkside Community School
Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, S40 2NS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Kelly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 587
- URN
- 149370
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246273458
About this school
Parkside Community School is a secondary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 587 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Parkside Community School (URN 112961).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 126 | 92 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.8 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.64 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28.6% | 31.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49.2% | 52.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24.6% | 28.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Parkside Community 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.8 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 601 |
| 2024/25 | 572 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkside Community School compares
Parkside Community School ranked 33rd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 9.9% | 51.9% | 587 | — |
| Brookfield Community School | 50.8 | 8% | 20.8% | 1,156 | 1.3 miles |
| Outwood Academy Newbold | 48.9 | 6.2% | 36.9% | 1,030 | 1.5 miles |
| Outwood Academy Hasland Hall | 47.5 | 7% | 33% | 847 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 59.4 | 5.9% | 17.4% | 1,400 | 1.7 miles |
| Whittington Green School | 40.8 | 7.8% | 45.9% | 682 | 3.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.92%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.87%
- Persistent absence
- 28.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brookfield Community School1.3 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Outwood Academy Newbold1.5 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall1.6 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Whittington Green School3.1 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Parkside Community School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Chesterfield.
- Brookfield Community School Secondary
- Heritage High School Secondary
- Netherthorpe School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall Secondary
- Outwood Academy Newbold Secondary
- Springwell Community College Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Bolsover School Secondary
- Tupton Hall School Secondary
- Whittington Green School Secondary
- Abercrombie Primary School Primary
- Arkwright Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkside Community School teach?
- Parkside Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkside Community School?
- The headteacher of Parkside Community School is Mr Andrew Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkside Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkside Community 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 Community School?
- Parkside Community School has 587 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Parkside Community School full?
- Parkside Community School has capacity for 600 pupils and 587 on roll (98%), 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 Community School a faith school?
- No. Parkside Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Parkside Community School a selective school?
- No. Parkside Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Parkside Community School?
- Parkside Community School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Parkside Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.8 in 2023/24 and 41 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 Community School rank locally?
- Parkside Community School ranked 33rd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% 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 Community School's absence rate?
- Parkside Community School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkside Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkside Community 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 10 July 2026.