Co-op Academy Parkland

Co-op Academy Parkland is performing well overall, with inspectors finding strength across its education, behaviour, personal development, leadership and early years provision. The school has improved rapidly since its previous inspection and is now a calm, welcoming and inclusive place where pupils feel safe and behave well. It is part of the Co-op Academies Trust, and trust oversight is secure and supportive. Safeguarding is effective. The curriculum is thoughtfully planned and sequenced, and teachers generally check learning carefully and provide strong support, including very effective provision for pupils with SEND. Reading is a clear priority and is taught well, and pupils benefit from a broad enrichment offer. Historically, outcomes in writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6 were below national averages, but leaders are taking determined action and achievement is improving. Two areas still need attention. Extra handwriting support is not consistently effective, which holds back some pupils’ fluency and accuracy in writing. Too many pupils are persistently absent, so they miss essential learning and social experiences; the school should intensify work with families to remove barriers to attendance.

Strengths

• Curriculum is thoughtfully designed and sequenced from early years to Year 6
• Teachers check progress carefully and secure knowledge before moving on
• Strong, effective support helps teachers teach the curriculum well
• Pupils with SEND are identified and supported very well
• Reading is the highest priority and phonics teaching is strong
• Pupils benefit from a broad range of enrichment clubs, trips and experiences
• Behaviour is good; pupils feel safe, concentrate and relationships are respectful
• Personal development is well supported, including equality, online safety and careers
• Early years provides a rich, stimulating learning environment
• Trust and academy community council provide secure oversight
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Support for pupils who need extra help with handwriting is inconsistent and limits fluency and accuracy
• Too many pupils are persistently absent, missing essential learning and social experiences
• Historically, Year 6 outcomes in writing and mathematics have been below national averages

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 Co-op Academy Parkland attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 27.0% 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, 4.6% of pupils at Co-op Academy Parkland 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 Co-op Academy Parkland had 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 52.4% 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, 19.4% of pupils at Co-op Academy Parkland were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 Co-op Academy Parkland received £9,289 and spent £9,782 for each of its 188 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £84,000 (-£447 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, income was £9,737 and spending £9,467 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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Co-op Academy Parkland is part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Pudsey
• Co-op Academy Delius Bradford
• Co-op Academy Penny Oaks Bradford
• Co-op Academy Beckfield Bradford
• Co-op Academy Princeville Bradford
• Co-op Academy Grange Bradford
• Co-op Academy Southfield Bradford
• Co-op Academy Smithies Moor Heckmondwike
• Co-op Academy Leeds Leeds
• Co-op Academy Nightingale Leeds

What is Co-op Academy Parkland's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Co-op Academy Parkland is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Co-op Academy Parkland last inspected by Ofsted?

Co-op Academy Parkland was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Co-op Academy Parkland have?

Co-op Academy Parkland has 186 pupils on roll.

What age range does Co-op Academy Parkland cover?

Co-op Academy Parkland for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Co-op Academy Parkland's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Co-op Academy Parkland?

Co-op Academy Parkland is at Old Park Road, Thorpe Edge, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 9BG.