Parks Primary School

LeicesterCommunity school

1 Gillman Road, Leicester, LE3 9NS

Headteacher: Mrs Caroline EvansSchool website ↗Pupils: 451 (capacity: 466)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected October 2024
85%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected October 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 October 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
85.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
15.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 95%·Writing 87%·Maths 93%All three 85%
Reading
Expected95%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
60
How many got their first choice?
60of 60 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
101

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
53.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
22.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
225 girls, 226 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Best year on record — 85% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1682.0%10.0%+4.7+4.6+2.8
2016/1776.0%16.0%+6.3+5.1+4.6
2017/1875.0%4.0%+3.6+4.9+3.2
2018/1981.0%24.0%+6.9+4.2+5.8
2022/2378.0%22.0%+5.7+3.4+5.5
2023/2484.0%19.0%---
2024/2585.0%15.0%---
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