SCHOOL PROFILE

Parklands Educate Together Primary

Primary Free schools URN 144754
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 January 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority North Somerset
Trust EDUCATE TOGETHER ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 424 415 full-time · 9 part-time
Female pupils 207 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 217 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.5%
0.3 pts below England
School 24.5%
North Somerset 16.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.9%
2.4 pts below England
School 17.9%
North Somerset 9.3%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
North Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.3%
315
Any other White background
8.7%
37
African
2.6%
11
White and Asian
2.4%
10
Indian
2.1%
9
White and Black African
1.9%
8
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 16.3% 69 of 424 pupils
4.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.3%
North Somerset 18.8%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts below
EHC plans 3.1% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Social, emotional & mental health 17
No specialist assessment yet 11
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

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

47.0% 13.4 pts below England
School 47.0%
North Somerset 60.2%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
North Somerset 73.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
North Somerset 71.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

50.0%

22.0 pts below England

School 50.0%
North Somerset 71.6%
South West 70.5%
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

5.95%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.27 pts lower than England
School 5.95%
North Somerset 5.97%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.27%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.46 pts higher than England
School 18.27%
North Somerset 14.19%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.66%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts lower than England
School 1.66%
North Somerset 1.68%
South West 1.90%
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

94.2% 6.0 pts above England
Parklands Educate Together Primary
94.2%
North Somerset
87.8%
South West
84.2%
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