Parkside Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Crook (County Durham).
Location
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If you are a prospective parent or student, thank you for considering Parkside Academy as a possible choice for secondary education. Parkside is an excellent school which prides itself on being consistently one of the most successful schools within County Durham. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do.
All staff are dedicated to delivering an exceptional quality of education for each individual student. There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere in the school exemplifying our ethos of aspiration, hard work and achievement. This is achieved through students being valued, understood and celebrated. In order for all students to be successful they must feel safe and cared for.
To achieve this, we operate a culture of high expectations and standards for all students. We instil traditional values of personal organisation and respect for all members of the Academy and within the wider community. We pride ourselves on securing educational excellence for all students in our care.
Our students are smart, polite, reliable and enthusiastic and leave us as successful, high achieving young people.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 137903
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Marie Roe Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Carl Vincent | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Lee Bone | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Rochelle Wingfield | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Graham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Liddle Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Claire Sim | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kelly Armstrong | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mrs Joanne Lain Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Armitage Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record