Parkside Academy
Academy converter in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 272 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Free school meals | 32.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Address | Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9BY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.parkside-academy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01229828348 |
| URN | 142249 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 17 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 October 2021, published 5 December 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Greengate Junior School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Cambridge Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Ramsden Infant School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St George's CofE School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.