Middle deemed secondary school in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Parkside Middle School
Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0AH
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 5 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 593
- Places
- 600
- How full
- Nearly full — 593 of 600 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 292 / 301
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 16%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 22%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bromsgrove 010C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 77%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- Ages 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Natalie Mancini
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Lowes Hill
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- URN
- 116959
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bromsgrove High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 45.8 | 0.3 mi |
| St John's Church of England Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Bromsgrove SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Aston Fields Middle SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| South Bromsgrove HighAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 46.1 | 1.1 mi |
| Catshill Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.4 mi |
| Waseley Hills High SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 40.5 | 3.7 mi |
| Alvechurch CofE Middle SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 4.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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