SCHOOL PROFILE

Parklands Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102299
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 930 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 April 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Havering
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 881 832 full-time · 49 part-time
Female pupils 436 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 445 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.5%
7.3 pts below England
School 17.5%
Havering 19.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.6%
13.3 pts above England
School 33.6%
Havering 27.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Havering 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
32.6%
287
Any other White background
15.2%
134
Pakistani
8.4%
74
Any other Asian background
8.3%
73
Indian
7.8%
69
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
43
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.3% 126 of 881 pupils
6.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.3%
Havering 17.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.7% 94 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts below
EHC plans 3.6% 32 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 52
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
Moderate learning difficulty 15
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Other difficulty or disability 12
No specialist assessment yet 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Havering 63.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Havering 75.1%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Havering 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Havering 74.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.25 pts lower than England
School 5.96%
Havering 5.85%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.44%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.63 pts higher than England
School 16.44%
Havering 15.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.74%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.07 pts lower than England
School 1.74%
Havering 1.53%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.7% 6.5 pts above England
Parklands Primary School
94.7%
Havering
95.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information