Parks Primary School
1 Gillman Road, Leicester, LE3 9NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Evans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 466
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 120088
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162872414
About this school
Parks Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 453 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Parks 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 84% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 19% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 97% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 97% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.50 | - | - |
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 Parks 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parks Primary School compares
Parks Primary School ranked 3rd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 5.4% | 41.2% | 453 | — |
| Stokes Wood Primary School | 64% | 5.9% | 36.5% | 429 | 0.2 miles |
| Inglehurst Junior School | 56% | 3.5% | 43.6% | 308 | 0.5 miles |
| Inglehurst Infant School | — | 4.8% | 32% | 228 | 0.5 miles |
| Forest Lodge Academy | 55% | 7.1% | 47.9% | 552 | 0.6 miles |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 645 | 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)
- 41.2%
- English as an additional language
- 35.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 14.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stokes Wood Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Inglehurst Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Inglehurst Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Forest Lodge Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Parks Primary School ranks 10th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Parks Primary School teach?
- Parks Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Parks Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parks Primary School is Mrs Caroline Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Parks Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parks 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 Parks Primary School?
- Parks Primary School has 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Parks Primary School full?
- Parks Primary School has capacity for 466 pupils and 453 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 Parks Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parks Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parks Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parks Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Parks Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parks Primary School compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Parks Primary School ranked 3rd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parks Primary School's absence rate?
- Parks Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parks Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parks 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.