Parkside Primary School
Bradshaw Way, Parkside, Stafford, ST16 1THOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Parkside Primary School is a primary school in Stafford for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 451 schools in Staffordshire. It ranks 7th of 35 primary schools in Stafford. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 12 July 2022, report published 27 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 July 2022
'Come as you are and leave as a champion' is the school motto. Leaders promote this in all they do. They have built an ethos that centres around children, families and community. Leaders welcome pupils into Reception with a golden ticket balloon. Year 6 pupils say goodbye with a final production. These events, plus many more, help families to feel 'part of Parkside'. Leaders provide extensive clubs, visits and opportunities that develop pupils' talents and interests and allows them to have their 'champion' moment. These include rock climbing, acting or leading a gymnastics club. Pupils are polite and mature. They told inspectors that staff want to give them a great future. They are right. Pupils feel safe and enjoy school. Pupils learn many interesting things that successfully build on what they know over time. They are excited by this saying, 'A whole new year of new experiences and new things to learn.' However, the work in books is not always of a consistently high standard and there are basic errors. Pupils mostly behave well with a few disagreements, but teachers sort these quickly. Bullying is rare. Pupils trust that adults stop it when it happens.
What the school should improve
- Pupils' work across several year groups lacks pride and contains many basic errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Teachers do not consistently address this. As a result, pupils repeat the same mistakes or are not being helped to present work to a high standard. Leaders should make sure that all teachers consistently have high enough expectations for presentation and that teachers address pupils' errors promptly.
- Pupils at the early stages of reading are not reading with enough fluency. This means that reading is hard work for them and they have to think about and sound out many of the individual words they are reading. Leaders should review and refine the targeted support being given to these pupils so that they can rapidly catch up and gain greater fluency.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
55 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
399 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near Parkside Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillington Manor Primary School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 60% met the expected standard |
| Beaconfields Primary School | 0.6 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| John Wheeldon Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| Doxey Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 74% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophia Jones
- Phone
- 01785450145
- Address
- Bradshaw Way, Parkside, Stafford, ST16 1TH
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- URN
- 143355
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.