Pupils are proud to attend Parkside Community School. This is a school at the very heart of the community that it serves. Pupils receive extraordinary care and support to thrive and succeed. Teachers have high expectations. They support pupils to do their very best. Pupils achieve well. One pupil spoke for many when they said: ‘This school gives us the education that we deserve. We are helped to feel very positive about the future.’ Pupils learn in a welcoming, calm and orderly environment. Pupils’ behaviour is good. If bullying should occur, pupils have confidence that it would be resolved. They know that there are many people who they can turn to if they have a problem or concern. They said that ‘it’s like a family at this school’. The school’s ethos of ‘caring about the choices that will shape your future’ is evident. Pupils enjoy a rich range of personal development activities. The curriculum ensures that pupils gain opportunities that they may not otherwise experience. All pupils in Year 9, for example, will take part in the expedition element of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Every effort is made to widen opportunities, broaden experiences and develop new talents.