Parklea Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 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
- Website
- http://www.parklea.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 529 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 41%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 29.9%
Mixed 15.3%
Other White 15.1%
African 10.8%
Pakistani 9.3%
Other Asian 6.8%
Indian 3.4%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other 2.5%
Other Black 0.8%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Parklea Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 68
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 69 34 35 |
| Year 1 | 83 41 42 |
| Year 2 | 76 42 34 |
| Year 3 | 85 45 40 |
| Year 4 | 64 36 28 |
| Year 5 | 71 29 42 |
| Year 6 | 80 45 35 |