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Parklands Primary School

Community school · Leeds · LS14 6ED

Ages 4–11 · 360 pupils · Leeds

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Ofsted

School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

1.11 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-09-09

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)33%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.1%
Unauthorised4.8%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
345

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

1.11 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
136
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
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 fill97%

360 pupils · 370 places

Pupils on roll
360
Boys / girls
182 / 178
School capacity
370
Capacity fill
360 / 370 (97%)
Free school meals
37.5%
FSM pupils
135
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Laura Darley

Location

Address
Dufton Approach
Postcode
LS14 6ED
Town
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East
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
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
25 on roll / 0 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 Leeds, Leeds, 360 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 37.5%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Leeds
261
Primary schools in Leeds
189
Academies among open schools in Leeds
37% (96)
Open schools in LS14
15
Primary in LS14
11
Open schools in Leeds LA
309
Primary in Leeds LA
223

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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    • Absence9.7%
    • FSM53.3%
    • Demand0.86

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    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM39.2%
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    • Absence7.2%
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    • FSM27.1%
    • Demand1.13

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  • Manston St James Primary Academy

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    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand0.72

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Darley
Telephone
01132930282
Website
www.parklandsleeds.org.uk

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