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Parks Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE3 9NS

Ages 3–11 · 453 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)84%
Higher standard (RWM)19%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
366

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

55

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
107
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
1
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%

453 pupils · 466 places

Pupils on roll
453
Boys / girls
230 / 223
School capacity
466
Capacity fill
453 / 466 (97%)
Free school meals
40.9%
FSM pupils
171
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Evans

Location

Address
1 Gillman Road
Postcode
LE3 9NS
Town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 453 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 40.9%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE3
35
Primary in LE3
25
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE3

  • Stokes Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9BX · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.2 miles away

  • Inglehurst Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9FS · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM43.8%

    0.5 miles away

  • Inglehurst Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9FS · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Forest Lodge Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 6LH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM45.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 0FQ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand0.99

    0.8 miles away

  • The Hall School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 8PQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM8.1%

    0.8 miles away

  • Fosse Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 5EA · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand0.93

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Evans
Telephone
01162872414
Website
www.parksprimary.org/

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