Parkend Primary School
Yorkley Road, Parkend, Lydney, GL15 4HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katharine Burke
- Federation
- Forest of Dean Community Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 115553
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01594562407
About this school
Parkend Primary School is a community primary school in Lydney. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Parkend 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 88% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 38% | 50% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 88% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 112.0 | 113.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.30 | - | - |
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 Parkend 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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | 60 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkend Primary School compares
Parkend Primary School ranked 10th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5.8% | 23.3% | 68 | — |
| Pillowell Community Primary School | 44% | 4.6% | 17.6% | 73 | 1.0 miles |
| Yorkley Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 13.4% | 177 | 1.1 miles |
| Bream Church of England Primary School | 41% | 6.3% | 40.6% | 186 | 1.6 miles |
| Ellwood Primary School | 56% | 4.6% | 19.9% | 139 | 2.0 miles |
| Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy | 90% | 3.9% | 20% | 211 | 2.5 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)
- 23.33%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 12.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pillowell Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Yorkley Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Bream Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Ellwood Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Coleford
-
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Lydney
Other schools in Lydney
Parkend Primary School ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Lydney.
- Aylburton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bream Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lydney Church of England Community School Primary
- Pillowell Community Primary School Primary
- Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Severnbanks Primary School Primary
- St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Woolaston Primary School Primary
- Yorkley Primary School Primary
- The Dean Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Parkend Primary School teach?
- Parkend Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lydney.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkend Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parkend Primary School is Mrs Katharine Burke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Parkend Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkend 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 Parkend Primary School?
- Parkend Primary School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Parkend Primary School full?
- Parkend Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 68 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 Parkend Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parkend Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkend Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Parkend Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Parkend Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Parkend Primary School is part of the Forest of Dean Community Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Parkend Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkend Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Parkend Primary School ranked 10th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkend Primary School's absence rate?
- Parkend Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkend Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkend 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 30 June 2026.