Parkwood Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jul 9 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
141355
Address
Melbourne Avenue, CM1 2DX
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
224 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
28.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.4%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.5%
Other 10.7%
African 8.9%
Other White 6.3%
Bangladeshi 5.4%
Indian 4.9%
Mixed 4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage-1.9
MathsAverage2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Parkwood Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
2
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 classes29.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
7
13
Reception, Full-time
23
12
11
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
28
15
13
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
30
18
12
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2023-2024

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