Parklea Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 6 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Luton
Unique reference
109556
Address
Cranbrook Drive, Sundon Park, LU3 3EW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
548 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
50.5%
Girls
49.5%
First language not English
46.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.6%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 26.8%
Other White 16.1%
Mixed 14%
Pakistani 10.8%
African 9.5%
Other Asian 7.3%
Indian 4.2%
Bangladeshi 3.6%
Other 3.5%
Caribbean 3.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Parklea Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
63
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
61
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
71
36
35
Year 1
79
39
40
Year 2
83
40
43
Year 3
82
45
37
Year 4
87
47
40
Year 5
67
39
28
Year 6
79
31
48
Year 2024-2025

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