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Parklands Community Primary School

Community school · Chichester · PO19 3AG

Ages 4–11 · 426 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-01-15

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.9%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
389

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Often has places

1st preferences

53

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

53

Total preferences (any rank)
126
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

426 pupils · 436 places

Pupils on roll
426
Boys / girls
205 / 221
School capacity
436
Capacity fill
426 / 436 (98%)
Free school meals
21.8%
FSM pupils
93
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Charlotte Angeli

Location

Address
Durnford Close
Postcode
PO19 3AG
Town
Chichester
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Chichester
Constituency
Chichester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
18 on roll / 18 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chichester, West Sussex, 426 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 21.8%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Chichester
41
Primary schools in Chichester
25
Academies among open schools in Chichester
39% (16)
Open schools in PO19
18
Primary in PO19
9
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand0.81

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    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM33.3%

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    • KS258%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand1.47

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    • Demand0.93

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  • Kingsham Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM25.2%
    • Demand0.78

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Charlotte Angeli
Telephone
01243788630
Website
http://www.parklands.w-sussex.sch.uk/

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