We have been very disappointed with Parkside, and we've just written to the head withdrawing K from a two-year BTEC a month before the end of the course, using phrases like "criminal offence" and "ideally involving redundancies" (they've lost the assessed coursework, before submitting it, which in some cases was the replacement assessed coursework after they lost the originals last year, and there is too much of it outstanding now to do again, though kids who actually need the course for their sixth form offers are trying).

The school has just been judged outstanding in all categories by Ofsted.