Academy converter · Staffordshire

Parkside Primary School

2–11Ages
399Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143355URN

Bradshaw Way, Parkside, Stafford, ST16 1TH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.7 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

114 applications for 44 places · 28th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

114 applications · 44 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Parkside Primary School (URN 124197), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	44	114	2.6	55	1.25
Sep 2025	45	117	2.6	57	1.27
Sep 2024	45	126	2.8	51	1.13
Sep 2023	44	111	2.5	56	1.27
Sep 2022	44	116	2.6	66	1.50
Sep 2021	45	107	2.4	73	1.62
Sep 2020	45	136	3.0	67	1.49
Sep 2019	45	116	2.6	60	1.33
Sep 2018	42	117	2.8	63	1.50
Sep 2017	45	116	2.6	66	1.47
Sep 2016 *	45	100	2.2	55	1.22
Sep 2015 *	45	100	2.2	60	1.33
Sep 2014 *	30	71	2.4	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 89% · Maths 91% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%20th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	18%	108	107
2023/24	83%	23%	108	107
2022/23	88%	20%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Parkside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Tillington Manor Primary School
0.9 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Beaconfields Primary School
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Doxey Academy
2.3 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2023

1.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Burleyfields Primary School
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place
St John's CofE Primary Academy
2.9 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
3.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143355 · 860/2401
Trust: The Creative Learning Partnership Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 399 on roll
Free school meals: 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Parkside Primary School (URN 124197)
Address: Bradshaw Way, Parkside, Stafford, ST16 1TH
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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