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Park View School

Park View School is a secondary academy in Chester le Street, United Kingdom with 1,631 pupils, part of Park View Academy. Ofsted: Requires improvement, inspected 14 December 2022. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Design & Technology Technician (closes 13 November).

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Head
Andrew Finley, Headteacher
Trust or group
Park View Academy
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,631 pupils · 48% girls · 21.2% eligible for free school meals · 1.9% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
44 (2.7%) on SEN support · 48 (2.9%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
County Durham
Location
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA, United Kingdom
Telephone
01913882248
Website
parkviewlearning.net
Register number
URN 136971 (register entry)
Ofsted
Requires improvement, inspected 14 December 2022

Vacancies (1)

Design & Technology Technician

Closes 13 Nov

Full time, part timeIT and technicians

Join Park View School and make a difference every day.We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and well-organised Design & Technology Technician to join our Design Faculty and…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional46.842.2%
2024/2546.439.7%
2023/2447.544.5%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
14 December 2022Graded inspectionRequires improvement
18 June 2019Short inspectionRemained Good

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2675.021.7–1£52,731
2024/2572.022.48%0£50,560
2023/2471.422.77%1£47,272
2022/2369.123.315%0£43,375
2021/2266.924.710%0£42,382
2020/2158.626.45%0£38,382
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2058.326.09%0£39,119
2018/1960.024.611%0£38,600
2017/1860.223.39%0£38,064
2016/1768.120.217%0£37,591
2015/1669.419.719%0£37,382
2014/1565.121.214%0£37,673
2013/1495.114.55%0£35,163
2012/13101.113.612%0£31,726
2011/1298.314.715%0£32,497

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/268.0%2.8%22.4%3.4%
2024/256.9%1.8%19.4%2.3%
2023/248.2%2.2%24.3%1.9%
2022/239.2%2.6%27.3%3.5%
2021/2210.1%2.7%30.3%3.1%
2020/214.5%1.4%11.1%0.9%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/195.3%1.1%12.6%0.7%
2017/185.0%1.2%11.4%0.9%
2016/174.8%0.7%13.6%0.3%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 teaching. Most often advertised: Pastoral Manager. Last advertised October 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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