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Academy alternative provision converter · Suffolk

Parkside Academy

  • 11–16Ages
  • 5Pupils
  • Alternative provisionPhase
  • 142801URN

291 Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 5ND · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Academy alternative provision converter
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
142801 · 935/1101
Trust
Raedwald Trust
Capacity
90 pupils · 5 on roll
Free school meals
80.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 May 2016
Replaced
Parkside Pupil Referral Unit (URN 124527)
Address
291 Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 5ND
Local authority
Suffolk · Ipswich

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources