Parkhill Infants' School

Parkhill Infants’ School is performing well, being rated as 'Good' overall with an 'Outstanding' rating in personal development. The school has a strong vision for its curriculum, aiming to create engaging and memorable learning experiences for pupils. The atmosphere in the school is positive, with pupils eager to learn and participate in a variety of enriching activities that broaden their interests. However, the report highlights that there are occasions when the curriculum does not fully meet its aims, affecting some pupils' depth of understanding in certain subjects. This inspection is particularly significant as it was the first routine inspection since the pandemic, marking a long gap since the last graded inspection in 2009 when the school was deemed 'Outstanding'.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and are eager to learn.
• High expectations of behaviour lead to a well-behaved student body.
• The school provides a broad range of extracurricular activities.
• Strong focus on early reading, with effective phonics instruction.
• High levels of engagement from pupils during lessons.
• The school emphasizes respect for diversity and inclusion.

Areas for Improvement

• Some tasks do not sufficiently develop pupils' understanding in specific subjects.
• Gaps in learning and misconceptions are not always addressed quickly.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Parkhill Infants' School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Parkhill Infants' School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Parkhill Infants' School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.8% of pupils at Parkhill Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Parkhill Infants' School received £7,505 and spent £7,502 for each of its 362 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £59,000 (£162 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Parkhill Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Parkhill Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Parkhill Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Parkhill Infants' School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Parkhill Infants' School have?

Parkhill Infants' School has 381 pupils on roll.

What age range does Parkhill Infants' School cover?

Parkhill Infants' School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Parkhill Infants' School?

Parkhill Infants' School is at Lord Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, Essex, IG5 0DB.