Foundation special school

The Parkside School, Norwich

Mixed · ages 7–18 · with sixth formNorfolk, East of England · Norwich NR2 3JASchool website
Pupils on roll
199of 170 places
Free school meals
57.1%
Year 11 cohort 2025
22
Ofsted
Standards maintained, 8 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 22 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Parkside School, Norwich in 2023, 0% stayed on in The Parkside School, Norwich’s own sixth form (Norfolk average 33%), 14% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.

Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Norfolk and England.

The Parkside School, Norwich
Norfolk
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThe Parkside School, NorwichNorfolkEngland
Pupils in the cohort228,553607,348
Any sustained destination91%92%92%
Stayed in education91%85%86%
— school sixth form0%33%34%
— sixth form college0%7%13%
— further education college14%43%37%
— other education77%2%2%
Apprenticeship0%4%3%
Employment0%4%3%
No sustained destination0%6%6%
Destination unknown9%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Other secondary schools in Norfolk

Acle Academy

Academy converter · 709 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9

Attleborough Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 976 pupils

83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4

Aylsham High School

Foundation school · 1,138 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0

Caister Academy

Academy sponsor led · 657 pupils

83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.