Parkside Primary School
21 Wellington Avenue, Chingford, E4 6RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Cousins-Keuning
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 672
- URN
- 103081
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085594278
About this school
Parkside Primary School is a community primary school in Chingford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 672 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 9 March 2023, 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 | 81 | 90 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 66% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 67% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Parkside 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 | Waltham Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 685 |
| 2024/25 | 666 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkside Primary School compares
Parkside Primary School ranked 32nd of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.6% | 23.8% | 672 | — |
| Lime Academy Larkswood | 80% | 5.7% | 26.7% | 510 | 0.5 miles |
| Chingford CofE Primary School | 58% | 4.7% | 14.8% | 406 | 0.7 miles |
| Chase Lane Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 680 | 0.8 miles |
| Longshaw Primary Academy | 68% | 5.3% | 36.3% | 221 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 3.2% | 5.7% | 209 | 0.9 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)
- 23.79%
- English as an additional language
- 37.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 14.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lime Academy Larkswood0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Chingford CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Chase Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Longshaw Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Chingford
- Hawkswood Therapeutic Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkside Primary School teach?
- Parkside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chingford.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parkside Primary School is Mrs Lisa Cousins-Keuning, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkside 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 Parkside Primary School?
- Parkside Primary School has 672 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Parkside Primary School full?
- Parkside Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 672 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Parkside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parkside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parkside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Parkside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkside Primary School rank locally?
- Parkside Primary School ranked 32nd of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkside Primary School's absence rate?
- Parkside Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkside 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.