Parkside Academy

School Name: Parkside Academy
Address: Hall Lane Estate, Willington
Town/City: Crook
County: County Durham
Postcode: DL15 0QF
Telephone Number: 01388 746396
Website: http://parksideacademy.org.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Advance Learning Partnership
Sponsor: Advance Learning Partnership

Headteacher: Mrs Kelly Armstrong
Capacity: 900
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 833 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 43.5%

URN: 137903
DfE Number: 840/4128
UKPRN: 10036708
UPRN: 200002976581
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: City of Durham (E14001173)
Electoral Ward: Willington & Hunwick (E05016202)

Easting & Northing: 420078E, 534680N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 42' 26.56" N 1° 41' 23.19" W
Plus Code: 9C6WP846+X3

DfE Record: View record

1. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (0.2km)
2. Willington Primary School (0.5km)
3. Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington (0.9km)
4. Sunnybrow Primary School (1.2km)
5. The Grange Learning Centre (1.9km)
6. Byers Green Primary School (2.0km)
7. Hunwick Primary School (2.3km)
8. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook (3.4km)
9. Crook Primary School (3.8km)
10. Howden-le-Wear Primary School (4.2km)

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• Staindrop Academy
• Hartside Primary Academy
• Whitworth Park Academy
• Dene Academy
• Wolsingham School
• Bishop Barrington Academy
• Howden-le-Wear Primary School
• Brandon Primary Academy
• Moorside Primary Academy
• New Brancepeth Primary Academy
• Durham Academy
• Witton-le-Wear Primary School
• Middlestone Moor Academy
• Greenfield Academy
• Peases West Academy
• Edmondsley Primary Academy
• Hunwick Primary School
• Woodhouse Primary Academy
• Copeland Road Primary School
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