Secondary
Parkside Academy
291 Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 5ND
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 5 of 90 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 0.4
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Trust
- RAEDWALD TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 8.3
- Pupils per adult
- 0.4
- Pupils
- 3
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2020
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
291 Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 5ND
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Suffolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Kirsty Osborne
- Address
- 291 Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 5ND
- Telephone
- 01473717013