Parkside Middle School

General Information

Address: Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0AH
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
Number of pupils: 593
School capacity: 600
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 136
% eligible for free school meals: 22.9%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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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

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

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.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

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Ranked #5 of 8 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#3Haybridge High School and Sixth FormGood
#4North Bromsgrove High SchoolGood
#5Parkside Middle SchoolGood
#6South Bromsgrove HighGood
#7St 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.

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

Financials

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Spending per pupil: £7,613 (2024-25)

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Ranked #6 of 11 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#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.

#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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