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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).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **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](https://www.parkviewlearning.net/)
- **Register number:** URN 136971 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136971))
- **Ofsted:** Requires improvement, inspected 14 December 2022

## Vacancies (1)

- [Design & Technology Technician](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/11rv6v1y333-design-technology-technician) · Closes 13 Nov · Full time, part time · IT 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

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 46.8 | 42.2% |
| 2024/25 | 46.4 | 39.7% |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 44.5% |

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

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 14 December 2022 | Graded inspection | Requires improvement |
| 18 June 2019 | Short inspection | Remained 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

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 75.0 | 21.7 | – | 1 | £52,731 |
| 2024/25 | 72.0 | 22.4 | 8% | 0 | £50,560 |
| 2023/24 | 71.4 | 22.7 | 7% | 1 | £47,272 |
| 2022/23 | 69.1 | 23.3 | 15% | 0 | £43,375 |
| 2021/22 | 66.9 | 24.7 | 10% | 0 | £42,382 |
| 2020/21 | 58.6 | 26.4 | 5% | 0 | £38,382 |

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

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 8.0% | 2.8% | 22.4% | 3.4% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 1.8% | 19.4% | 2.3% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 2.2% | 24.3% | 1.9% |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 2.6% | 27.3% | 3.5% |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 2.7% | 30.3% | 3.1% |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 1.4% | 11.1% | 0.9% |

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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