Ofsted: Outstanding

The Parks School

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

personMr Stephen Cox

location_onOakham, LE15 6GY

phone 1572722404

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

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Age Range

2-5

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The Parks School is a Community special school school in Oakham, serving ages 2-5. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

The Parks School is a community special school in Oakham, Rutland, admitting pupils aged 2-5. The school has approximately 8 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 1.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 100.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. 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

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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26 January 2016

Inspection Report

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12 November 2014

Inspection Report

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13 February 2014

Inspection Report

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17 December 2013

Inspection Report

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15 January 2009

Inspection Report

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12 December 2005

Inspection Report

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07 March 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-01-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-12-17

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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: 7.4% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 8.417% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 3 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 7.4%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	3	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	3	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	2	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	9	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	8	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	8	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	6	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	8	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	8	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	9	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	9	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	7	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	10	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	10	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	9	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	9	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	8	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	7	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	10	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	10	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	10	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	13	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	9	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	9	0.0%	3.1%

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

The Parks School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover