On 27th January 2013, Parkwood Academy received a letter of praise from MP David Laws, Minister of State for Schools, for the excellent performance of Parkwood students in 2012 GCSE results.
The letter confirms that Parkwood’s 2012 exam results place the academy amongst the top 100 most improving schools in the country, in terms of the progress students make between Key Stage 2 and GCSE.
Principal Mike Westerdale said,
“The letter from the Minister of State for Schools has given us the additional momentum to maintain our excellent levels of progress. We are excited and ambitious for our future and look forward to working with our partner primary schools and the local community to ensure we provide our young people with a world class education.”
Parkwood is also continuing discussions with the Department for Education to allow Parkwood Academy to be re-designated as an 11-18 Academy from September 2013, delivering A Levels and AS Levels to students in a small number of specialised subjects, in collaboration with our partners at Longley Park VI Form College and Sheffield College.