Parkside School
Parkside Terrace, Cullingworth, Bradford, BD13 5AD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Robin Ghosal
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,374
- Pupils on roll
- 1,061
- URN
- 150001
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535272752
About this school
Parkside School is a secondary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,061 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Parkside School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Parkside School (URN 132217).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 202 | 202 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.9 | 36.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.86 -1.05 to -0.66 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24.8% | 22.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47.5% | 43.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48.5% | 37.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.2 |
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 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 | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.9 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.7 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1,144 |
| 2024/25 | 1,102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkside School compares
Parkside School ranked 24th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.7 | 12.3% | 24.6% | 1,061 | — |
| Beckfoot Oakbank | 35.3 | 14.5% | 38.1% | 1,394 | 2.3 miles |
| Bingley Grammar School | 46.5 | 9.6% | 25.6% | 1,985 | 2.7 miles |
| Beckfoot School | 53 | 7.7% | 16.6% | 1,592 | 2.8 miles |
| Dixons Cottingley Academy | 46.7 | 11.8% | 36% | 861 | 3.1 miles |
| Belle Vue Girls' Academy | 43.2 | 8.6% | 38.4% | 910 | 3.3 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
- 20 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report16 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.61%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 12.26%
- Persistent absence
- 32.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beckfoot Oakbank2.3 miles
Secondary · Keighley
-
Bingley Grammar School2.7 miles
Secondary · Bingley
-
Beckfoot School2.8 miles
Secondary · Bingley
-
Dixons Cottingley Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Bingley
-
Belle Vue Girls' Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Parkside School ranks 19th of the 28 ranked secondary schools in Bradford.
- Beckfoot Thornton Secondary
- Beckfoot Upper Heaton Secondary
- Belle Vue Girls' Academy Secondary
- Bradford Forster Academy Secondary
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School Secondary
- Bronte Girls' Academy Secondary
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy Secondary
- Carlton Bolling Secondary
- Co-op Academy Grange Secondary
- Dixons City Academy Secondary
- Dixons Kings Academy Secondary
- Dixons McMillan Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Parkside School teach?
- Parkside School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkside School?
- The headteacher of Parkside School is Mr Robin Ghosal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Parkside School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkside 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 many pupils are at Parkside School?
- Parkside School has 1,061 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Parkside School full?
- Parkside School has capacity for 1,374 pupils and 1,061 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Parkside School a faith school?
- No. Parkside School has no designated religious character.
- Is Parkside School a selective school?
- No. Parkside School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Parkside School part of an academy trust?
- Parkside School is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Parkside School have?
- The schools register lists Parkside School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Parkside School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.9 in 2023/24 and 36.7 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 School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Parkside School ranked 24th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% 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 School's absence rate?
- Parkside School's overall absence rate is 12.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkside School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkside 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.