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Parkdale Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Parkdale Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 1BX · parkdale-primary.co.uk · 0115 911 0066
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottinghamshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 452
- 32 over 420 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 38.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Transform Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122528)
Ofsted
Parkdale Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122528), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122528)
Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122528)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 108
- 24% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (14%) with SEND