Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School has received a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection as an academy. The school is recognized for creating a nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. There is a strong emphasis on personal development, with students taking on responsibilities that promote their leadership skills. The early years provision stands out as outstanding, delivering exceptional learning experiences for the youngest children.

Strengths

• Pupils flourish in a happy and welcoming environment.
• Leaders have developed an ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Staff are well trained and effectively support pupils, including those with SEND.
• Pupils exhibit good behavior and strong engagement in learning.
• Early years provision is exceptional, fostering a love for learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Some younger pupils struggle with reading fluency due to insufficient practice.
• Regular attendance is a concern for some pupils, affecting their academic progress.

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 Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.3% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Parklands Community Primary and Nursery 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 Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.5% 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, 21.6% of pupils at Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.9% 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 2024–25 Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School received £9,140 and spent £9,137 for each of its 212 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £162,000 (£764 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Concordia Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,084 and spending £7,842 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Ellesmere Port · Cheshire West and Chester local authority: places and applications

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School is part of Concordia Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Childer Thornton Primary School Ellesmere Port
• William Stockton Community Primary School Ellesmere Port
• Wolverham Primary and Nursery School Ellesmere Port
• Upton Westlea Primary School Chester
• Town Lane Infant School Wirral
• Lache Primary School Chester
• Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Winsford
• Wimboldsley Community Primary School Middlewich
• Highfields Academy Nantwich

What is Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School have?

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School cover?

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School?

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School is at Parklands, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 3RL.