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Parkside Primary Academy

URN
139084
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Parkside Primary Academy
URN
139084
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

66 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

68

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

58

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#46 of 69 schools in Barnsley

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Parkside Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Parkside Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
23 April 2024
Inspection date
22 February 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 23 April 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

21

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

62

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

21

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.95×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Barnsley
Admissions portal
Nottingham admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.parksideacademy.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

83.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

72.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S71 4QP - Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S71 4QP
Phone
1226722416
Website
www.parksideacademy.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Barnsley
Local authority code
370

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Barnsley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

97

Closed schools

155

Primary schools

188

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    23 April 202422 February 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 23 April 2024
    • School remains Good

      Published
      23 April 2024
      Inspected
      22 February 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    33.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 21

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary188 (75.2%)
    • Secondary34 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other28 (11.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Royston Parkside Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Royston St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School162 mPrimaryClosed
    Royston St John Baptist CE Primary162 mPrimaryOpen
    Royston High - A Specialist Science College290 mSecondaryClosed
    Lift Meadstead540 mPrimaryOpen
    Royston Meadstead Primary School540 mPrimaryClosed
    Royston Summer Fields Primary School909 mPrimaryClosed
    Summerfields Primary Academy909 mPrimaryOpen
    Outwood Academy Carlton1.2 kmSecondaryOpen
    Carlton Community College1.2 kmSecondaryClosed
    • Royston Parkside Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Royston St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
      Distance
      162 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
      Distance
      162 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Royston High - A Specialist Science College
      Distance
      290 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Barnsley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Agnes Road Infant SchoolPrimaryS70 1NJClosed
    All Saints Academy DarfieldPrimaryS73 9EUOpen
    Ardsley Oaks Junior SchoolPrimaryS71 5AGClosed
    Athersley North Infant SchoolPrimaryS71 3DHClosed
    Athersley North Primary SchoolPrimaryS71 3NBOpen
    • Agnes Road Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S70 1NJ
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Academy Darfield
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S73 9EU
      Status
      Open
    • Ardsley Oaks Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S71 5AG
      Status
      Closed
    • Athersley North Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S71 3DH
      Status
      Closed
    • Athersley North Primary School
  • Lift Meadstead
    Distance
    540 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Royston Meadstead Primary School
    Distance
    540 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Royston Summer Fields Primary School
    Distance
    909 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Summerfields Primary Academy
    Distance
    909 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Outwood Academy Carlton
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Carlton Community College
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    S71 3NB
    Status
    Open