School Summary

Parkside Community College


Boys: 324
Girls: 354
Total Pupils: 678
Opened: 01-04-2011
Ofsted: Outstanding
Head Teacher: Craig Morrison
Parkside Community College
Parkside
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB1 1EH
Telephone: 01223712600
Website: https://www.parksidecc.org.uk/

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EstablishmentName: Parkside Community College
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HeadFirstName: Craig
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NumberOfBoys: 324
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OfstedLastInsp: 23-03-2017
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PercentageFSM: 13.30
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SchoolCapacity: 600
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SchoolSponsors (name): United Learning Trust
SchoolWebsite: https://www.parksidecc.org.uk/
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Street: Parkside
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Town: Cambridge
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Ok, my child was at Parkside for secondary and 6th and I was a governor there. I am afraid I do not have good things to say. First. As an academy, they had a lot of non-qualified teachers. Way too many. Some teachers were fantastic but more often than not your child will be taught by stressed out, non-qualified people and supply teachers. There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no consistency. If they have any special need, forget any support: they will not get it. Staff move on all the time, and when United Learning took over it got 10 times worse. Education isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t a commodity people! I would put my kid elsewhere if I were you. Also a huge drug problem there which everybody knows about and does nothing about - given the police station is 100 feet away, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ridiculous.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Ok, my child was at Parkside for secondary and 6th and I was a governor there. I am afraid I do not have good things to say. First. As an academy, they had a lot of non-qualified teachers. Way too many. Some teachers were fantastic but more often than not your child will be taught by stressed out, non-qualified people and supply teachers. There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no consistency. If they have any special need, forget any support: they will not get it. Staff move on all the time, and when United Learning took over it got 10 times worse. Education isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t a commodity people! I would put my kid elsewhere if I were you. Also a huge drug problem there which everybody knows about and does nothing about - given the police station is 100 feet away, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ridiculous.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"T TB","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/118212609194907039255\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVzvmbpr5xG9G6X-YINrDSCKv990y-v1DiUymnHHuFN3g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-09-18T20:08:42Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My children both attend this school & have settled in effortlessly & with genuine enthusiasm. Staff are very professional & keen to help if needed. The teaching staff come across as very dynamic & motivated which has impressed me greatly. I count my children as very fortunate to attend Parkside.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My children both attend this school & have settled in effortlessly & with genuine enthusiasm. Staff are very professional & keen to help if needed. The teaching staff come across as very dynamic & motivated which has impressed me greatly. I count my children as very fortunate to attend Parkside.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Charlotte Dowson","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113689534748105040265\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKiNJ0HAfN9-lNQ285izSgCBTkypCo6bGEKFwBsFdW2=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-03-28T17:28:19Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"Parkside Community College is a secondary academy school with 600 places for children aged 11\u00e2\u0080\u009316, situated in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. It is part of the Parkside Federation, along with Coleridge Community College.\n\nAbbeydale Park is home to Sheffield RUFC (formed 1902) who have been based in the area since 1919. The rugby club are situated in the southern half of the complex and share their facilities with the cricket teams. Facilities include a large club-house and bar, pitches for both cricket and rugby union, a stand and floodlights to ensure matches can be played throughout the winter. There is also a choice of two car parks at the complex.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Parkside Community College is a secondary academy school with 600 places for children aged 11\u00e2\u0080\u009316, situated in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. It is part of the Parkside Federation, along with Coleridge Community College.\n\nAbbeydale Park is home to Sheffield RUFC (formed 1902) who have been based in the area since 1919. The rugby club are situated in the southern half of the complex and share their facilities with the cricket teams. Facilities include a large club-house and bar, pitches for both cricket and rugby union, a stand and floodlights to ensure matches can be played throughout the winter. There is also a choice of two car parks at the complex.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Banner Hampton","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100892859547123015099\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIEHSiEtVkG7CTPQn21OKN5NmmxIbwLcsphzDcP4agP=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba6"},"publishTime":"2018-02-17T17:41:58Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"11 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"This school, oh god. most students here are amazing, but the rules are not. Tip for people who know the answer to a question: dont raise your hand, just look like you arent paying attention because youll always get chosen to answer a question. You can tell who teachers like because they will give someone a formal warning for whispering to a person about the subject. But the favourite students can shout out and not be told to; let alone be given anything. I would transfer if there were any other nearby schools to me.\nP.S. The year 7s vape\n\nTL:DR: Please dont take your child to this school, its drained the life out of me","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This school, oh god. most students here are amazing, but the rules are not. Tip for people who know the answer to a question: dont raise your hand, just look like you arent paying attention because youll always get chosen to answer a question. You can tell who teachers like because they will give someone a formal warning for whispering to a person about the subject. But the favourite students can shout out and not be told to; let alone be given anything. I would transfer if there were any other nearby schools to me.\nP.S. The year 7s vape\n\nTL:DR: Please dont take your child to this school, its drained the life out of me","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"diamond guy","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101297034335655096507\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUtYrKVvrSkXU_lF4efg8FZ21vZ1u2ZWrdjJrWj8SAlbLU=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-10-23T15:57:40Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 months ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Great secondary school with a sixth form following the IB course.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Great secondary school with a sixth form following the IB course.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Robert Leeke (The Moonstone Pack)","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101068028945023558406\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXb9Q5KmFaIrZAgbG2tvUP0Ux6oDyEBzg2Pr72tGxUATw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-06-03T10:21:08Z"}]