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Parklands Community Primary School

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

personMiss Charlotte Angeli

location_onChichester, PO19 3AG

language Visit Website phone 1243788630

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

426

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Parklands Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chichester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Parklands Community Primary School is a community school in Chichester, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 430 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #93 of 191 primaries in West Sussex and #8,611 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 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

65%

LA 56%

Reading82% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 67%

Maths75% LA 69%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.1

-3.4 to -0.3

-2.4

Write

LA -0.8

-3.9 to -0.9

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.3 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-3.2 to -0.1

-0.4

Write

LA -1.2

-1.8 to 1.0

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.3 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 60%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing77% LA 73%

Maths87% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 1.7

-2.1

Write

LA -1.4

-4.2 to 0

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.5 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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17 November 2020

Inspection Report

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28 February 2018

Inspection Report

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09 September 2014

Inspection Report

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20 January 2011

Inspection Report

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14 May 2008

Inspection Report

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12 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-02-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-09-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-01-20

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

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 430 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, which is above 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)	430	9	2.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	422	14	3.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	431	9	2.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	432	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	428	10	2.3%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	431	9	2.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	426	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	428	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	426	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	426	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	427	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	434	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	431	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	437	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	438	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	405	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	339	2	0.6%	0.5%	1

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils