Parklea Primary School | School performance

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

548

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

548

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

548

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLuton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Parklea Primary School · Primary · Luton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

69%

+24pp

69%57%45%

'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

RWM higher standard

+9pp

9%5%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

26%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

15%

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

77%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

31%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

548

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

47%

FSM eligible

23%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Cranbrook Drive, Sundon Park, Luton, LU3 3EW

Local authority

Luton

Website

http://www.parklea.co.uk/

Telephone

01582571619

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	69%	9%	73%	26%	73%	15%	77%	27%	77%	77%	104.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	14%	548
2023/24	45%	0%	61%	13%	55%	0%	62%	16%	75%	64%	102.0	102.0	103.0	—	—	—	18%	529
2022/23	48%	2%	60%	16%	62%	2%	70%	10%	74%	62%	103.0	103.0	103.0	-1.00	-1.30	-0.50	12%	539
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	7%	218

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	548	19.6	14%	47%	23%	6%	14%
2023/24	529	23.6	18%	41%	21%	5%	14%
2022/23	539	26.6	12%	39%	24%	6%	19%
2021/22	491	21.2	11%	38%	24%	5%	13%
2020/21	466	21.5	12%	35%	28%	—	—
2018/19	218	19.3	7%	27%	21%	5%	13%
2017/18	233	17.5	8%	22%	23%	5%	11%
2016/17	259	20.8	7%	23%	24%	5%	8%