Parks Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 14 2014 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Leicester
Unique reference
120088
Address
1 Gillman Road, LE3 9NS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
453 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
35.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.5%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.4%
African 10.8%
Other White 10.2%
Indian 6.2%
Mixed 5.7%
Other Asian 5.3%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other Black 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Chinese 1.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average5.7
WritingWell above average3.4
MathsWell above average5.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 22%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Parks Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
55
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
25
15
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
13
3
10
Reception, Full-time
60
34
26
Year 1
60
23
37
Year 2
59
27
32
Year 3
58
29
29
Year 4
58
30
28
Year 5
60
33
27
Year 6
60
36
24
Year 2023-2024

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