Parkside Community College: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 135 families put Parkside Community College as their first choice and 541 named it as one of their preferences, for 113 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 168 in 2021 to 135 in 2026, while places went from 118 to 113.
Across Cambridgeshire, 88% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Cambridgeshire lodged 377 appeals against secondary school offers; 304 reached a hearing and 88 succeeded (28.9% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 135 | 541 | 1.2 | 34 |
| 2025 | 120 | 166 | 626 | 1.4 | 60 |
| 2024 | 114 | 180 | 584 | 1.6 | 74 |
| 2023 | 155 | 187 | 634 | 1.2 | 48 |
| 2022 | 119 | 154 | 485 | 1.3 | 45 |
| 2021 | 118 | 168 | 521 | 1.4 | 72 |
| 2020 | 120 | 179 | 476 | 1.5 | 66 |
| 2019 | 119 | 176 | 488 | 1.5 | 73 |
| 2018 | 120 | 195 | 542 | 1.6 | 83 |
| 2017 | 119 | 129 | 386 | 1.1 | 20 |
| 2016 | 119 | 141 | 421 | 1.2 | 25 |
| 2015 | 118 | 160 | 435 | 1.4 | 48 |
| 2014 | 116 | 130 | 396 | 1.1 | 17 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.