SCHOOL PROFILE

Parkdale Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 146010
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust TRANSFORM TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 452 437 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 235 52.0% of pupils
Male pupils 217 48.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.8%
6.0 pts below England
School 18.8%
Gedling 22.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.5%
18.2 pts above England
School 38.5%
Gedling 12.1%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Gedling 0.3%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
41.2%
186
Pakistani
29.4%
133
White and Asian
4.9%
22
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
21
Any other White background
4.4%
20
White and Black Caribbean
4.2%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.7% 80 of 452 pupils
3.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.7%
Gedling 13.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.5% 70 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.2% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Speech, language & communication 15
No specialist assessment yet 14
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Specific learning difficulty 9
Other difficulty or disability 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Gedling 66.2%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Gedling 78.0%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Gedling 74.6%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Gedling 76.5%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.28 pts lower than England
School 4.93%
Gedling 5.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.28 pts lower than England
School 11.54%
Gedling 14.22%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
Gedling 1.60%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

107.6% 19.4 pts above England
Parkdale Primary School
107.6%
Gedling
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information