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Parkwood Primary School

Community school · LONDON · N4 2HQ

Ages 2–11 · 190 pupils · Hackney

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-07-23

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)64%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
184

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

24

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
71
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
15
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 fill79%

190 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
190
Boys / girls
105 / 85
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
190 / 240 (79%)
Free school meals
52%
FSM pupils
93
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

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
Mr Paul Thomas

Location

Address
Queen's Drive, Parkwood Primary School
Postcode
N4 2HQ
Town
LONDON
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Tottenham
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 2–11, in LONDON, Hackney, 190 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 52%.

Open schools in LONDON
1846
Primary schools in LONDON
994
Academies among open schools in LONDON
23% (427)
Open schools in N4
13
Primary in N4
9
Open schools in Hackney LA
104
Primary in Hackney LA
50

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 LONDONNear N4

  • Gillespie Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · N5 1LH · Islington

    Ages 3–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence3.0%
    • FSM14.7%
    • Demand2.24

    0.4 miles away

  • Stroud Green Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · N4 3EX · Haringey

    Ages 1–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand1.21

    0.4 miles away

  • Pooles Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · N4 3NW · Islington

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM49.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · N5 2UX · Islington

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM29.1%
    • Demand1.02

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul Thomas
Telephone
02088025366
Website
www.parkwood.hackney.sch.uk/

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