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Parklee Community School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Dawn Roper

location_onWigan, M46 0AR

language Visit Website phone 1942874203

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

336

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Parklee Community School is a Community school primary school in Wigan, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Parklee Community School is a community school in Wigan, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 348 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #66 of 103 primaries in Wigan and #9,129 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 13.7%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 63%

Reading60% LA 75%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths69% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 2.5

-1.9

Write

LA 0.9

-3.7 to -0.1

-2.0

Maths

LA 0.5

-3.8 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.2

-4.4 to -0.7

1.4

Write

LA 0.4

-0.3 to 3.1

-2.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.2 to -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 68%

Reading73% LA 78%

Writing83% LA 80%

Maths90% LA 80%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.7

-1.9 to 2.3

1.3

Write

LA 0.7

-0.8 to 3.4

0.7

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.2 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-06-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-17

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 348 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	348	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	344	0	0.0%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	327	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	340	3	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	340	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	335	3	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	351	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	353	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	343	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	361	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	361	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	360	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	344	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	340	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	326	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils