64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
16%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
883.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,617
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Park View School · Secondary with sixth form · County Durham
Part ofPARK VIEW ACADEMY
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
64%
-3pp
71%67%64%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
-5pp
50%45%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
46.4
-1.1
50.948.646.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.4
EBacc entry
16%
-34pp
57%36%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 16%
EBacc APS
883.9
-89.4
1107.9981.3854.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 883.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
32.9
-2.8
38.034.931.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32.9
A-level value added
-0.18
-0.4
+0.20.0-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
12%
-19pp
32%22%13%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 13%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
B-C+C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,617
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
Church Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Local authority
County Durham
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 64% | 40% | 46.4 | Not applicable | 16% | 883.9 | 33% | 1,617 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 44% | 47.5 | -0.14 | 50% | 973.3 | 55% | 1,622 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 50% | 49.1 | -0.04 | 52% | 1043.5 | 64% | 1,608 |
| 2021/22 | 71% | 50% | 50.9 | -0.23 | 57% | 1107.9 | 68% | 1,650 |
| 2018/19 | 66% | 40% | 48.9 | -0.18 | 55% | 854.7 | 63% | 1,472 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 40% | 47.1 | -0.35 | 35% | 889.8 | 52% | 1,404 |
| 2016/17 | 61% | 34% | 48.5 | -0.23 | 27% | — | 42% | 1,378 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 32.9 | C+ | -0.18 | 12% | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 35.7 | B- | +0.19 | 32% | 218 |
| 2022/23 | 33.3 | C+ | — | 30% | 243 |
| 2021/22 | 38.0 | B- | — | 24% | 193 |
| 2018/19 | 31.8 | C+ | +0.02 | 26% | 160 |
| 2017/18 | 31.5 | C | +0.09 | 15% | 137 |
| 2016/17 | 27.9 | C- | +0.03 | 16% | 139 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,617 | 22.7 | 12% | 2% | 24% | 7% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 1,622 | 23.7 | 12% | 1% | 23% | 8% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 1,608 | 24.3 | 11% | 1% | 22% | 10% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 1,650 | 25.3 | 9% | 1% | 22% | 10% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 1,550 | 27.1 | 10% | 1% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,472 | 25.3 | 7% | 2% | 23% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 1,404 | 23.7 | 9% | 2% | 24% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,378 | 20.4 | 9% | 2% | 25% | 5% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.