Parkside Academy
Special / other · Ipswich · IP4 5ND
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 30 January 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
5 pupils · 6% of 90 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 80% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 100% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils
- Website
- http://www.raedwaldtrust.org
- URN
- 142801
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
62% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 28% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 30 January 2024: Good
- 25 February 2020: Requires improvement
- 5 February 2019: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.