Parkside Studio College
Studio schools secondary school in Hayes (Hillingdon).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
About Us at Parkside, a new approach to education has been developed to combine high quality classroom learning with practical work related activities both in and beyond the College. Students who attend Parkside Studio College not only continue to gain qualifications in traditional core subjects, but also become experts in their chosen pathway.
It is therefore our intention to ensure our students are treated as young adults as they begin their very personal journey into the workplace. We aim to foster this experience for the students so that it is a rewarding and fulfilling experience which provides a sense of purpose and direction.
Our learners will be enquiring; we encourage curiosity as this is essential for the entrepreneurial spirit. Our learners will be alive to experimentation and open to looking at the world from different perspectives. Students will become confident, professional and emotionally intelligent as they gain their experience of the working environment and adapt accordingly.
Skills will accrue as will the ability to work independently, with others and take instructions and direction. In other words, learning to work, at work, for work. We hope you will talk to us soon about the Parkside Studio College offer.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Football
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 138368
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.4 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 Stephanie Dunford | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Marie Ashley Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gregory Tello | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Stephanie Dunford | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Driscoll Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2029 |
| Miss Heidi Faure Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Debra Smith Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Karina Porter | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2029 |
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