What did School Atlas judge Parkside School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Parkside School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Urgent improvement at its inspection in July 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Parkside School?

Parkside School has 1,061 pupils on roll.

What ages does Parkside School take?

Parkside School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Parkside School located?

Parkside School is located in Bradford, BD13 5AD, Bradford.

How do I apply to Parkside School?

Parkside School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Parkside School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Parkside School was 2.264 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Parkside School?

When Parkside School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support; 3. In-area siblings — Children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission (in area siblings), and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Where demand exceeds places in any of the outlined criteria, the distance between the child's home and school measured by a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.

What is the largest ethnic background at Parkside School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 88% of pupils at Parkside School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Parkside School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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2.264miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Parkside School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support.
3In-area siblings — Children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission (in area siblings).
4Other children in priority admission area — Other children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area.
5Out-of-area siblings — Children whose home address is outside the school's priority admission area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission (out of area siblings).
6Other children outside priority admission area — Other children who live outside the school's priority admission area.

If two applications tie: Where demand exceeds places in any of the outlined criteria, the distance between the child's home and school measured by a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.

The school has more than one priority admission area; criteria 3 and 4 apply for the whole of priority area 1 and then priority area 2 before criterion 5 is considered. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted without reference to these criteria (not numbered).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Parkside School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Parkside School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Parkside School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Urgent improvement at its inspection in July 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Parkside School?: Parkside School has 1,061 pupils on roll.
What ages does Parkside School take?: Parkside School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Parkside School located?: Parkside School is located in Bradford, BD13 5AD, Bradford.
How do I apply to Parkside School?: Parkside School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Parkside School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Parkside School was 2.264 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Parkside School?: When Parkside School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support; 3. In-area siblings — Children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission (in area siblings), and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Where demand exceeds places in any of the outlined criteria, the distance between the child's home and school measured by a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.
What is the largest ethnic background at Parkside School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 88% of pupils at Parkside School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Parkside School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support.
3In-area siblings — Children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission (in area siblings).
4Other children in priority admission area — Other children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area.
5Out-of-area siblings — Children whose home address is outside the school's priority admission area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission (out of area siblings).
6Other children outside priority admission area — Other children who live outside the school's priority admission area.

Parkside School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Parkside School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Parkside School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Urgent improvement at its inspection in July 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Parkside School?: Parkside School has 1,061 pupils on roll.
What ages does Parkside School take?: Parkside School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Parkside School located?: Parkside School is located in Bradford, BD13 5AD, Bradford.
How do I apply to Parkside School?: Parkside School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Parkside School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Parkside School was 2.264 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Parkside School?: When Parkside School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support; 3. In-area siblings — Children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission (in area siblings), and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Where demand exceeds places in any of the outlined criteria, the distance between the child's home and school measured by a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.
What is the largest ethnic background at Parkside School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 88% of pupils at Parkside School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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