Parkdale Primary School

Parkdale Primary School has received its first inspection since becoming an academy and has been rated as good overall. The school is characterized by a positive and nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The relationships among staff and students are respectful, and pupils demonstrate high levels of engagement in their learning. However, while the overall quality of education is good, there are areas where the curriculum could be further developed, particularly in art and history, to ensure all pupils are supported effectively in their learning journey.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Strong focus on reading and phonics teaching
• Engaging early years provision
• Pupils actively participate in school leadership and decision-making

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning in art and history is not fully developed
• Inconsistent support for pupils with SEND in the classroom

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 Parkdale Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Parkdale Primary 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 Parkdale Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.5% of pupils at Parkdale Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Parkdale Primary School received £6,034 and spent £6,199 for each of its 449 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £401,000 (£892 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Transform Trust, income was £7,034 and spending £7,060 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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Parkdale Primary School is part of Transform Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School Nottingham
• Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School Nottingham
• William Booth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Burford Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School Nottingham
• Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Cantrell Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School Nottingham

What is Parkdale Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Parkdale Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Parkdale Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Parkdale Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Parkdale Primary School have?

Parkdale Primary School has 452 pupils on roll.

What age range does Parkdale Primary School cover?

Parkdale Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Parkdale Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Parkdale Primary School?

Parkdale Primary School is at Parkdale Road, Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 1BX.