Parkland Junior School

Parkland Junior School is performing well, receiving a 'Good' rating across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and personal development. Since becoming an academy in 2017, the school has greatly improved its educational offerings, supporting all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), effectively. The positive learning environment encourages students to engage eagerly in lessons and develop both academically and socially, bolstered by a commitment to safety and well-structured support services.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and are engaged in their education.
• Support for pupils with SEND is effective and well-structured.
• Strong outcomes in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Effective use of technology to enhance learning.
• Strong leadership that fosters an inclusive environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum development in some subjects like science and geography needs improvement.
• Wider curriculum planning and sequencing are at an earlier stage of development.

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 Parkland Junior School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Parkland Junior 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 Parkland Junior School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.6% 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, 19.8% of pupils at Parkland Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Parkland Junior School received £6,943 and spent £6,602 for each of its 243 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £99,000 (£407 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Swale Academies Trust, income was £8,268 and spending £8,248 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 Eastbourne · East Sussex local authority: places and applications

Parkland Junior School is part of Swale Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Parkland Infant School Eastbourne
• The Eastbourne Academy Eastbourne
• The Turing School Eastbourne
• Shinewater Primary School Eastbourne
• Langney Primary Academy Eastbourne
• Peacehaven Community School Peacehaven
• South Borough Primary School Maidstone
• Beaver Green Primary School Ashford
• The North School Ashford
• The Holmesdale School Snodland

What is Parkland Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Parkland Junior School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Parkland Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Parkland Junior School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Parkland Junior School have?

Parkland Junior School has 243 pupils on roll.

What age range does Parkland Junior School cover?

Parkland Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Parkland Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Parkland Junior School?

Parkland Junior School is at Brassey Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 9QJ.