Parkside Academy
Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 11–16 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Parkside Academy is an alternative provision school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 11–16 (academy alternative provision converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- 291 Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 5ND
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 5 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 80% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 2.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are well supported to continue with their education while out of mainstream schools.”
- “This is equally the case whether pupils are educated at Ipswich Hospital or the school’s provision at Lindbergh Road.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are highly positive and encouraging.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, teaching is not adapted to precisely meet pupils’ needs.”
- “This means that pupils sometimes do not understand learning as well as they might.”
- “Some pupils have very little knowledge of the world beyond their local area, for example not knowing about current world issues.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
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