Parkside Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Crook, Durham County Council, teaching 833 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in September 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 13 holidays and 1 INSET days.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Parkside Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 19 Sep 2023 · Published 19 Oct 2023
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Parkside Academy.

Parkside Academy original calendar 2025–2026
Original calendar · source
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Parkside Academy interactive calendar 2025–2026
Interactive calendar
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Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 School reopens for Year 7 only
  • 4 School reopens for whole school
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 24 Autumn Half Term begins
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Autumn Half Term ends (school reopens)
  • 27 Inset Day
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Christmas Holiday begins
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 5 Christmas Holiday ends (school reopens)
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 20 Spring Half Term begins
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 2 Spring Half Term ends (school reopens)
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 Easter Holiday begins
  • 20 Easter Holiday ends (school reopens)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 May Day Holiday begins
  • 5 May Day Holiday ends (school reopens)
  • 22 Summer Half Term begins
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Half Term ends (school reopens)
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Summer Holiday begins

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • School reopens for Year 7 only Sep 3, 2025 Event
  • School reopens for whole school Sep 4, 2025 Event
  • Autumn Half Term begins Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Half Term ends (school reopens) Nov 3, 2025 Holiday
  • Inset Day Nov 27, 2025 Inset Day
  • Christmas Holiday begins Dec 19, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday ends (school reopens) Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term begins Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term ends (school reopens) Mar 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday begins Apr 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday ends (school reopens) Apr 20, 2026 Holiday
  • May Day Holiday begins May 1, 2026 Holiday
  • May Day Holiday ends (school reopens) May 5, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term begins May 22, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term ends (school reopens) Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday begins Jul 17, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
46.9 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 35%
56.3% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 20%
32.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Parkside Academy with Durham County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.9 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Durham County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 46.9
Durham County Council 44.1 England 46.1 in line with England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 56.3%
Durham County Council 41.6% England 45.4% +10.9 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 33.2
Durham County Council 35.6 England 34.9 -1.7 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 17.9
Durham County Council 12.5 England 15.5 +2.4 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 23.6%
Durham County Council 31.9% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 174
Attendance 32.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Durham County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 32.1%
Durham County Council 18.8% England 17.8% +14.4 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 11.5%
Durham County Council 6.9% England 6.8% +4.7 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 84% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Durham County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 84%
Durham County Council 89% England 92% -8 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 66%
Durham County Council 80% England 83% -17 vs England
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 Academy. 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Parkside Academy 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.