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Westmorland and Furness · ages 2 to 11 · URN 142249

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Parkside Academy · comparison saved 26 October 2026

HeadteacherChat intake matches, separate from DfE’s official groups. Similarity does not establish school quality or explain results. Figures have their own years and periods. Small cohorts are flagged where published counts are available.

Showing the closest 10 of 2,144 eligible schools.

KS2 is reading, writing and maths combined. Published cohort counts appear with results where available.

0 of 3 peers selected.

No peers selected. Add schools from the matches to include them on this sheet.

Selected school and shortlisted peers. Dates link to each figure’s source.
MeasureParkside Academy
Pupils2025/26 · Academic year272SourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals2025/26 · Academic year32.4%SourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English2025/26 · Academic year1.5%SourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)2025/26 · Academic year20.59%SourceDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
KS2 expected standard2024/25 · Academic year · Final71%SourceDfE: Key stage 2 performance tables · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment
KS2 higher standard2024/25 · Academic year · Final7%SourceDfE: Key stage 2 performance tables · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment
Overall absence2025/26 · Autumn and spring term4.09%SourceDfE: Pupil absence in schools in England · 2025/26 · Autumn and spring term · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england
Persistent absence2025/26 · Autumn and spring term10.61%SourceDfE: Pupil absence in schools in England · 2025/26 · Autumn and spring term · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england
KS2 cohort

Small KS2 cohort: 28 eligible pupils. 2024/25

Latest inspectionReport card inspection20 January 2026Ofsted · https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/142249
Report card inspection
Safeguarding standardsMet
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

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Which differences are useful to investigate, and what other evidence would help explain them?

Parkside Academy

School website · Official school record

  • Which figures cover comparable periods, and what extra cohort information is needed to interpret them?
  • Which differences need further investigation before deciding school priorities?

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Selected school evidence

All figures and Ofsted for Parkside Academy

Parkside Academy

Westmorland and Furness · ages 2 to 11 · URN142249

Small KS2 cohort: 28 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 3.6 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Parkside Academy: published figures and their sources
MeasureParkside Academy
Pupils2722025/26
Free school meals32.4%2025/26
First language other than English1.5%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)20.59%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard71%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard7%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.09%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence10.61%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Report card inspection · inspected 20 January 2026 · published 17 March 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
    Safeguarding standards
    Met
    Inclusion
    Strong standard
    Curriculum and teaching
    Expected standard
    Achievement
    Expected standard
    Attendance and behaviour
    Strong standard
    Personal development and wellbeing
    Strong standard
    Early years
    Strong standard
    Leadership and governance
    Expected standard
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 19 October 2021 · published 5 December 2021 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
    Overall effectiveness
    Good
    Quality of education
    Good
    Behaviour and attitudes
    Outstanding
    Personal development
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Early years
    Outstanding
School websiteOfficial school record

How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights
MeasureWeight
Free school meals45%
First language other than English25%
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)20%
Pupils10%

Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

2144 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25401
  • England location unverified: 3043
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 11952

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-26.

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