Ofsted: Good emoji_events #20 in East Sussex public Top 39% UK

Parkland Junior School

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

personMs Sally Simpson

corporate_fareSWALE ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onEastbourne, BN22 9QJ

language Visit Website phone 1323502620

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

251

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Expected Standard

68%

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Age Range

7-11

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Parkland Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Eastbourne, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Parkland Junior School is an academy converter in Eastbourne, East Sussex, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 243 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 129 primaries in East Sussex and #3,342 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

68%

LA 58%

Reading79% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 69%

Maths76% LA 68%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading62% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.9

-5.4 to -2.1

-2.7

Write

LA -1.5

-4.2 to -1.1

-4.5

Maths

LA -2.0

-6.0 to -3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.4

-3.4 to -0.1

-0.2

Write

LA -0.7

-1.7 to 1.3

-1.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.2 to -0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 65%

Reading46% LA 77%

Writing66% LA 79%

Maths47% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA 0.5

-6.4 to -3.2

0.5

Write

LA -0.3

-1 to 2

-5.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-6.7 to -3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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06 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2012-09-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-01-18

None EIF

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 243 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, 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)	243	2	0.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	244	4	1.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	247	7	2.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	249	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	248	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	251	4	1.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	248	3	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	247	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	247	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	245	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	244	3	1.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	235	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	231	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	230	7	3.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	232	13	5.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	236	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	9	3.8%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils