Parklands Primary School
Dufton Approach, Leeds, LS14 6ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Darley
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 107943
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132930282
About this school
Parklands Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Parklands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 63 | 49 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 33% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 51% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 67% | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 59% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.00 | - | - |
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 Parklands 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 370 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parklands Primary School compares
Parklands Primary School ranked 188th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 7.4% | 41.4% | 360 | — |
| Seacroft Grange Primary School | 39% | 10% | 52.6% | 195 | 0.4 miles |
| Beechwood Primary School | 65% | 6.8% | 41.3% | 455 | 0.4 miles |
| Cross Gates Primary School | 70% | 7% | 41.4% | 259 | 0.5 miles |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 16.9% | 481 | 0.5 miles |
| Swarcliffe Primary School | 52% | 8.1% | 43.9% | 299 | 0.7 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)
- 41.35%
- English as an additional language
- 24.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.44%
- Persistent absence
- 26.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Seacroft Grange Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Beechwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Cross Gates Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Swarcliffe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Parklands Primary School ranks 155th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Parklands Primary School teach?
- Parklands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Parklands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parklands Primary School is Mrs Laura Darley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Parklands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parklands 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 many pupils are at Parklands Primary School?
- Parklands Primary School has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Parklands Primary School full?
- Parklands Primary School has capacity for 370 pupils and 360 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Parklands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parklands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parklands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Parklands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Parklands Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Parklands Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Parklands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parklands Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Parklands Primary School ranked 188th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parklands Primary School's absence rate?
- Parklands Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parklands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parklands 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 3 July 2026.