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Parkwood Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school

Queen's Drive, LONDON N4 2HQ · parkwood.hackney.sch.uk · 020 8802 5366

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
59%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
190
79% of 240 places
Local authority
Hackney
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
52%
First language not English
55.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hackney Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 19 (Places 26)19September 2023: 15 (Places 22)15September 2024: 24 (Places 29)24September 2025: 19 (Places 27)19September 2026: 12 (Places 22)12Places 22
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202622120.5100%
September 2025Sept 202527190.7100%
September 2024Sept 202429240.8100%
September 2023Sept 202322150.7100%
September 2022Sept 202226190.7100%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 20250.86 mi1.39 km
September 2024No distance given

Results

In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Hackney it was 76%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 85% (England 53%)85%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 83% (England 64%)83%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 55% (England 60%)55%2023/24: 64% (England 61%)64%2024/25: 59% (England 62%)59%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼59%62%
●9%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Parkwood Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
2 Jul 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Feb 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
88%
Replies
25
12% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

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