Parkside Primary School, Stafford
Parkside Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Stafford, part of The Creative Learning Partnership Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 10th-highest of the 35 schools in Stafford with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Parkside Primary School in detail
Parkside Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Parkside Primary School truly believes that every child should be provided with an array of personal development and enrichment opportunities. Every child should have their moment in the sun, whether that be becoming a team captain, riding a bike without stabilizers, performing on stage, competing in a football match, having a story published or overcoming a fear."
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of all the Staff, Governors, Children and Wider Community, I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Parkside Primary School. Parkside Primary School is a vibrant, joyful and caring school where I am incredibly proud to serve as Headteacher."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include STEM and art.
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026 and an open evening on Saturday 21 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Staffordshire
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Parkside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 94% in reading and 94% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Parkside Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Parkside Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Parkside Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Parkside Primary School are Tillington Manor Primary School (0.6 miles, 77% reading, 67% maths); Beaconfields Primary School (0.6 miles); St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); and John Wheeldon Primary Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 75% maths).
Parkside Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Tillington Manor Primary SchoolBeaconfields Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolJohn Wheeldon Primary Academy
The trust
Parkside Primary School is one of 11 schools run by The Creative Learning Partnership Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 34 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 16 (4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shopping Precinct (adjacent), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Parkside Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Parkside Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Staffordshire published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 0.384 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2022 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
14.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 94% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 94% to 89% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.8
Avg class size
26.5
Infant (KS1)
25.9
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Parkside Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Parkside Primary School.
- Jc Parkside ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Parkside Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Parkside Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Parkside Primary School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Parkside Primary School
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What the report includes for Parkside Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Parkside Primary School.
- Last distance offered for 2025 and 2026 entry, from Staffordshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Parkside Primary School for 2017 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Staffordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
340 pupils
348 places
8 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stafford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stafford
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
12.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
399
Total Pupils
213
Boys
186
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
21.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,167
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£1820k
Total funding
£58k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
4.3%
Persistent absence
299
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Parkside Primary School
Questions parents ask about Parkside Primary School
What are SATs results like at Parkside Primary School?
Of the pupils at Parkside Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 91% did so in maths.
What is Parkside Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Parkside Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2022.
How close to Parkside Primary School do you need to live?
Staffordshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.398 for 2025 entry, then 0.384 for 2026 entry. The cut-off has held fairly steady over that period. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Parkside Primary School?
Parkside Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Parkside Primary School?
Classes at Parkside Primary School average 25.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Parkside Primary School?
Parkside Primary School has around 399 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Parkside Primary School?
3.4% of sessions were missed at Parkside Primary School in 2024/25. 4.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Parkside Primary School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Parkside Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Parkside Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Jc Parkside Club (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Parkside Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Parkside Primary School?
Parkside Primary School is at Bradshaw Way, Parkside, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1TH.
Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)