Parkwood Primary School
Queen's Drive, London, N4 2HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Thomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tottenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 100259
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088025366
About this school
Parkwood Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 64% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 72% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 64% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Parkwood Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkwood Primary School compares
Parkwood Primary School ranked 47th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.1% | 48.2% | 190 | — |
| Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre | 78% | 4% | 34.1% | 515 | 0.2 miles |
| Gillespie Primary School | 89% | 3.6% | 13.7% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| Stroud Green Primary School | 81% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 477 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 35.1% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Pooles Park Primary School | — | 9.2% | 58.7% | 184 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.19%
- English as an additional language
- 58.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 16.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Gillespie Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Stroud Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Pooles Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Parkwood Primary School ranks 800th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkwood Primary School teach?
- Parkwood Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parkwood Primary School is Mr Paul Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Parkwood Primary School?
- Parkwood Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Parkwood Primary School full?
- Parkwood Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 190 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Parkwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parkwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parkwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Parkwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkwood Primary School rank locally?
- Parkwood Primary School ranked 47th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Parkwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkwood Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.