UK Schools
Parkside Community College
Parkside Community College is a mixed secondary academy in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County Council, teaching 667 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in April 2023 found the school remains Outstanding. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 63.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Parkside Community College.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Parkside Community College.
- 3 Autumn Term Opens
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 21 Inset Day (School Closed)
- 19 Autumn Term Closes
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 6 Spring Term Opens
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 13 Inset Day (School Closed)
- 27 Spring Term Closes
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Opens
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 26 Inset Day (School Closed)
- 29 Inset Day (School Closed)
- 17 Summer Term Closes
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Opens Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Inset Day (School Closed) Nov 21, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Closes Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Opens Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (School Closed) Mar 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Closes Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Opens Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (School Closed) Jun 26, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day (School Closed) Jun 29, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term Closes Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 18 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Parkside Community College with Cambridgeshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 63.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 3 A level students
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
Attendance 14.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 69% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Parkside Community College. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Parkside Community College than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.