88%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
78%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
63.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
86%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
812.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
694
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Parkside Community College · Secondary with sixth form · Cambridgeshire
Part ofUNITED LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
88%
+4pp
88%86%85%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 88%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
78%
+5pp
78%73%68%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
Attainment 8
63.5
+2.4
63.561.459.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63.5
EBacc entry
86%
+3pp
89%86%82%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 86%
EBacc APS
812.0
+66.6
812.0741.7671.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 812.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
694
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
46%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%
Contact
Address
Parkside, Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
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 | 88% | 78% | 63.5 | Not applicable | 86% | 812.0 | 87% | 694 |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 73% | 61.1 | +0.80 | 83% | 745.4 | 84% | 735 |
| 2022/23 | 86% | 71% | 60.6 | +0.82 | 82% | 671.5 | 84% | 710 |
| 2021/22 | 85% | 78% | 61.8 | +1.11 | 89% | 720.0 | 89% | 678 |
| 2018/19 | 87% | 68% | 59.3 | +0.56 | 88% | 701.6 | 89% | 741 |
| 2017/18 | 86% | 70% | 60.3 | +0.71 | 88% | 704.2 | 90% | 769 |
| 2016/17 | 87% | 63% | 56.9 | +0.38 | 90% | — | 91% | 743 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 18 |
| 2023/24 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 41 |
| 2022/23 | Not eligible | Not eligible | — | Not eligible | 37 |
| 2021/22 | Suppressed | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | 30 |
| 2018/19 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 94 |
| 2017/18 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 68 |
| 2016/17 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 81 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 694 | 19.1 | 22% | 46% | 19% | 6% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 735 | 17.3 | 20% | 44% | 18% | 7% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 710 | 17.1 | 20% | 41% | 17% | 9% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 678 | 15.8 | 19% | 33% | 16% | 10% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 694 | 15.7 | 19% | 32% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 741 | 15.3 | 19% | 34% | 15% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 769 | 16.1 | 20% | 32% | 15% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 743 | 13.3 | 21% | 28% | 14% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.