Parklands Community Primary School
Community primary school in Chichester (West Sussex).
KS2 RWM expected
65%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
75%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.2%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.9
▲ 0.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.8%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
98%
426 / 436 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In West Sussex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 4.8% | joint 9,013th highest of 16,262 (57 schools have the same figure) | joint 124th highest of 220 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.2% | joint 8,648th highest of 16,262 (104 schools have the same figure) | joint 103rd highest of 220 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 3.3% | joint 1,373rd highest of 16,268 (8 schools have the same figure) | 19th highest of 219 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 9.1 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 21.8% | joint 7,724th highest of 16,710 (28 schools have the same figure) | 40th highest of 226 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 28.2% | joint 2,194th highest of 16,706 (28 schools have the same figure) | 18th highest of 226 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 18.8% | joint 4,544th highest of 16,706 (105 schools have the same figure) | 52nd highest of 226 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 9.4% | joint 932nd highest of 16,706 (25 schools have the same figure) | 8th highest of 226 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 20.9 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 24 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 22.1 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 20.6 | joint 8,841st highest of 16,147 (183 schools have the same figure) | joint 126th highest of 215 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 10.0 | joint 10,274th highest of 16,163 (310 schools have the same figure) | joint 169th highest of 215 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 12.4% | joint 8,106th highest of 16,165 (33 schools have the same figure) | joint 93rd highest of 215 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 56% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 5.4 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 65% | joint 6,758th highest of 14,270 (333 schools have the same figure) | joint 70th highest of 193 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 420 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 431 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 0% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | -1.9 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | -2.4 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | -2.8 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 22/11/2023 (school year 2023/24): Ungraded inspection (no grade given)
- 09/09/2014 (school year 2014/15): Good
- 20/01/2011 (school year 2010/11): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence4.8% 2024/25
This school
4.2%
2016/17
4.4%
2017/18
4.3%
2018/19
7.5%
2020/21
6.2%
2021/22
6.5%
2022/23
5.7%
2023/24
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.2% 2024/25
This school
0.7%
2016/17
0.8%
2017/18
0.6%
2018/19
0.4%
2020/21
0.8%
2021/22
1.8%
2022/23
1.6%
2023/24
1.2%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once3.3% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0.5%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0.2%
2020/21
0.2%
2021/22
2.1%
2022/23
2.3%
2023/24
3.3%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils9.1 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.9
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
0.2
2020/21
0.5
2021/22
3.1
2022/23
5.1
2023/24
9.1
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.23%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)21.8% 2025/26
This school
11.8%
2019/20
18.2%
2020/21
20%
2021/22
20.4%
2022/23
21.5%
2023/24
21.2%
2024/25
21.8%
2025/26
Any SEN28.2% 2025/26
This school
13.6%
2019/20
14.2%
2020/21
16.2%
2021/22
17.1%
2022/23
20.6%
2023/24
23.7%
2024/25
28.2%
2025/26
SEN support18.8% 2025/26
This school
6.7%
2019/20
7.6%
2020/21
10.6%
2021/22
11.7%
2022/23
14.1%
2023/24
17%
2024/25
18.8%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans9.4% 2025/26
This school
6.9%
2019/20
6.6%
2020/21
5.6%
2021/22
5.4%
2022/23
6.5%
2023/24
6.7%
2024/25
9.4%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)20.9 2024/25
This school
20.4
2017/18
20.9
2018/19
21.6
2019/20
21.3
2020/21
20.6
2021/22
21.3
2022/23
20.1
2023/24
20.9
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)24 2024/25
This school
23
2017/18
24
2018/19
25
2019/20
24
2020/21
24
2021/22
25
2022/23
24
2023/24
24
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)22.1 2024/25
This school
22.3
2017/18
20.3
2018/19
23.1
2019/20
24.8
2020/21
21.7
2021/22
23.1
2022/23
27.2
2023/24
22.1
2024/25
Pupils per teacher20.6 2024/25
This school
20.0
2017/18
20.9
2018/19
20.1
2019/20
19.9
2020/21
20.7
2021/22
20.0
2022/23
21.5
2023/24
20.6
2024/25
Pupils per adult10.0 2024/25
This school
9.4
2017/18
10.4
2018/19
9.7
2019/20
9.2
2020/21
10.1
2021/22
9.6
2022/23
9.0
2023/24
10.0
2024/25
Teacher turnover12.4% 2024/25
This school
4.8%
2017/18
12.4%
2018/19
4.6%
2019/20
10.8%
2020/21
25.2%
2021/22
25.8%
2022/23
29.9%
2023/24
12.4%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence56% 2024/25
This school
68.4%
2016/17
69.6%
2017/18
61.5%
2018/19
79.2%
2020/21
84%
2021/22
69%
2022/23
61.5%
2023/24
56%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)5.4 2024/25
This school
4.6
2016/17
2.4
2017/18
2.8
2018/19
4.6
2020/21
4.9
2021/22
2.8
2022/23
2.7
2023/24
5.4
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard65% 2024/25
This school
58%
2022/23
53%
2023/24
65%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places420 2023/24
This school
300
2015/16
420
2016/17
420
2017/18
420
2018/19
420
2020/21
420
2021/22
420
2022/23
420
2023/24
Pupils431 2023/24
This school
306
2015/16
344
2016/17
401
2017/18
437
2018/19
427
2020/21
430
2021/22
431
2022/23
431
2023/24
Unfilled places0% 2023/24
This school
0%
2015/16
18.1%
2016/17
4.5%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% | - | 7.5% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 4.8% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | - | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.2% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0.3% | 0% | 0.5% | 0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.3% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 9.1 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.23% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8% | 18.2% | 20% | 20.4% | 21.5% | 21.2% | 21.8% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 13.6% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 17.1% | 20.6% | 23.7% | 28.2% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 6.7% | 7.6% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 17% | 18.8% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 6.9% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 9.4% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 15.2 | 17.0 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 20.9 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 27.2 | 22.1 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 20.6 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 10.0 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 22.9% | 12.9% | 0% | 4.8% | 12.4% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 25.2% | 25.8% | 29.9% | 12.4% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 82.4% | 84.2% | 68.4% | 69.6% | 61.5% | - | 79.2% | 84% | 69% | 61.5% | 56% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 11.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | - | 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.4 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58% | 53% | 65% | - |
| Places | 270 | 300 | 420 | 420 | 420 | - | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | - | - |
| Pupils | 277 | 306 | 344 | 401 | 437 | - | 427 | 430 | 431 | 431 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0% | 0% | 18.1% | 4.5% | 0% | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 44% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 46% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 3.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 92% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.9 | 2025/26 | Higher than 49% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 9.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 25% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 12.4% | 2024/25 | Higher than 50% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 5.4 | 2024/25 | Higher than 74% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 21.8% | 2025/26 | Higher than 54% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 28.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 87% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 9.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 94% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 11.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 53% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 426 | year not recorded | Higher than 84% of schools | 16,437 |
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See also: Results · Disadvantage