Parkside Middle School

Bromsgrove · B61 0AH

General information Secondary School · 9-13 years Who goes here 593 pupils, 22.9% FSM

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Parkside Middle School

General Information

Address: Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0AH – View on map
Phone: 01527873660
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Natalie Mancini
Age range: 9-13 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

593 pupils out of 600 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 136
% eligible for free school meals: 22.9%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Bromsgrove average)
English as an additional language: 1% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9% a year (Bromsgrove 12.3%, typical in England 15.5%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 29% moved to another school, 71% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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Across Worcestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 59 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 83 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 13 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Worcestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Autism 10 places · 10 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 31 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 16 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 14 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 16 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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6th of 9 secondary schools in Bromsgrove for Ofsted rating

#4Haybridge High School and Sixth FormGood
#5North Bromsgrove High SchoolGood
#6Parkside Middle SchoolGood
#7South Bromsgrove HighGood
#8St John's Church of England Middle School AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Alvechurch CofE Middle SchoolGood
#2Catshill Middle SchoolGood
#3Hagley Catholic High SchoolGood
#4Haybridge High School and Sixth FormGood
#5North Bromsgrove High SchoolGood
#6Parkside Middle SchoolGood
#7South Bromsgrove HighGood
#8St John's Church of England Middle School AcademyGood
#9Woodrush High SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,613 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 11 secondary schools in Bromsgrove for spending per pupil

#4Woodrush High School£7,975
#5South Bromsgrove High£7,782
#6Parkside Middle School£7,613
#7Hagley Catholic High School£6,642
#8Aston Fields Middle School£6,266

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Alvechurch CofE Middle School£8,221
#2North Bromsgrove High School£8,044
#3Waseley Hills High School£8,030
#4Woodrush High School£7,975
#5South Bromsgrove High£7,782
#6Parkside Middle School£7,613
#7Hagley Catholic High School£6,642
#8Aston Fields Middle School£6,266
#9Haybridge High School and Sixth Form£6,142
#10Catshill Middle School£6,054
#11St John's Church of England Middle School Academy£6,027

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