Parkside Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Crook, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Parkside Academy is a secondary school in Crook, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Parkside Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, every applicant was offered a place, as at 17 of the 28 other County Durham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with Attainment 8 score 46.9 (England 46).
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, 102 first-choice applications for 117 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 15 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The school has 14.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.1 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hall Lane Estate, Willington, Crook, DL15 0QF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 833 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “At Parkside Academy, pupils benefit from the warm and positive relationships that staff build.”
- “Staff ensure that all pupils are valued members of the community.”
- “As a result, pupils are happy and safe.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum does not always support pupils to apply this knowledge in different ways.”
- “Some pupils find it hard to link different elements of knowledge together.”
- “This means they are not always fully prepared for more advanced learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 102 first-preference applications, 117 offers in total, 102 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Whitworth Park Academy 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Barrington Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ferryhill School 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Durham Academy 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School 6.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham 6.7 mi Not judged Last distance published