Parks Primary School

Details

Age Range	3-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Maintained school, Community school
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Leicester
Address	New Parks Crescent, LE3 9NZ
School Website	www.parksprimary.org/
Telephone	1162872414
URN	120088

School Census

Total	455
Girls/Boys	225/230
Girls/Boys Ratio	49.5%/50.5%
% pupils where English not first language	32.3%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	176
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	13.0%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 01/10/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was .

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
01/10/2024
13/11/2014	Outstanding
12/10/2009	Good

Inspection Date	01/10/2024
Quality of Education	Outstanding
Behaviour and Attitudes	Outstanding
Personal Development	Outstanding
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Outstanding

Inspection Date	13/11/2014
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Outstanding

Inspection Date	12/10/2009
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
01 October 2024	School inspection	View
13 November 2014	Full inspection: Outstanding	View
15 January 2013	Interim assessment	View
29 June 2011	Curriculum and development visit	View
12 October 2009	Full inspection: Good	View
16 October 2008	Curriculum and development visit	View
19 June 2007	Full inspection: Good	View
26 November 2001	Full inspection	View

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	84%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	19%
Reading	111
Maths	108
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	78
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	22
Reading	110
Maths	110
Reading Progress	5.7
Writing Progress	3.4
Maths Progress	5.5

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	81%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	24%
Reading	109
Maths	109
Reading Progress	6.9
Writing Progress	4.2
Maths Progress	5.8

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	75%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	4%
Reading	107
Maths	106
Reading Progress	3.6
Writing Progress	4.9
Maths Progress	3.2

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	107
As First Preference	55
As second preference	24
As third preference	20

Total Offers Made	58
first preference offers	55
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.02%
Total Applications	103
As First Preference	56
As second preference	26
As third preference	16

Total Offers Made	58
first preference offers	55
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.22%
Total Applications	127
As First Preference	73
As second preference	30
As third preference	16

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	60
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.02%
Total Applications	117
As First Preference	60
As second preference	34
As third preference	18

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.25%
Total Applications	123
As First Preference	74
As second preference	34
As third preference	13

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	106
As First Preference	54
As second preference	28
As third preference	24

Total Offers Made	58
first preference offers	54
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.19%
Total Applications	116
As First Preference	69
As second preference	32
As third preference	15

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.31%
Total Applications	132
As First Preference	77
As second preference	35
As third preference	20

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.04%
Total Applications	138
As First Preference	56
As second preference	54
As third preference	28

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	54
second preference offers	6
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.07%
Total Applications	142
As First Preference	61
As second preference	48
As third preference	33

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	57
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.10%
Total Applications	104
As First Preference	57
As second preference	33
As third preference	14

Total Offers Made	59
first preference offers	52
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	2

Parents View

My child is happy at this school.
strongly agree	82%
agree	14%
disagree	4%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	0%
My child feels safe at this school.
strongly agree	75%
agree	18%
disagree	4%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	4%
The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
strongly agree	75%
agree	21%
disagree	4%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	0%
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
strongly agree	14%
agree	14%
disagree	7%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	11%
not applicable	54%
The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
strongly agree	75%
agree	25%
disagree	0%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	0%
When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
strongly agree	39%
agree	7%
disagree	7%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	4%
not applicable	43%
Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?
yes	0%
no	0%
My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
strongly agree	0%
agree	0%
disagree	0%
strongly disagree	0%
dont know	0%
The school has high expectations for my child.
strongly agree	64%
agree	29%
disagree	4%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	4%
My child does well at this school.
strongly agree	79%
agree	18%
disagree	0%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	4%
The school lets me know how my child is doing.
strongly agree	79%
agree	21%
disagree	0%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	0%
There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.
strongly agree	71%
agree	29%
disagree	0%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	0%
My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.
strongly agree	71%
agree	29%
disagree	0%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	0%
The school supports my child's wider personal development.
strongly agree	61%
agree	32%
disagree	4%
strongly disagree	0%
don't know	4%
I would recommend this school to another parent.
yes	96%
no	4%

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	51.4%
african ethnic origin	10.8%
any other white background ethnic origin	10.2%
indian ethnic origin	6.2%
any other asian background ethnic origin	5.3%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.6%
white and black african ethnic origin	2%
any other black background ethnic origin	1.8%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	1.8%
chinese ethnic origin	1.1%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	0.9%
pakistani ethnic origin	0.9%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	0.9%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	52.7%
african ethnic origin	9.9%
any other white background ethnic origin	9.2%
indian ethnic origin	4.8%
any other asian background ethnic origin	4.8%
white and asian ethnic origin	3.1%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	2.4%
white and black african ethnic origin	1.8%
pakistani ethnic origin	1.5%
any other black background ethnic origin	1.5%
chinese ethnic origin	1.3%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	1.1%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	0.9%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	0.7%
caribbean ethnic origin	0.7%