Parkhill Infants' School
Lord Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Teague
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 408
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 133938
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085501730
About this school
Parkhill Infants' School is a community primary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 381 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Parkhill Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 395 |
| 2024/25 | 392 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkhill Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 10.5% | 381 | — |
| Parkhill Junior School | 82% | 6% | 17.5% | 442 | 0.0 miles |
| Glade Primary School | 79% | 6.6% | 18.9% | 428 | 0.5 miles |
| Gilbert Colvin Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 28.6% | 344 | 0.6 miles |
| Gearies Primary School | 78% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 884 | 0.7 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 23.8% | 406 | 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)
- 10.46%
- English as an additional language
- 49%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 17.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkhill Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Glade Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Gilbert Colvin Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Gearies Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ilford
Other schools in Ilford
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
- Clore Tikva School Primary
- Cranbrook Primary School Primary
- Downshall Primary School Primary
- Fairlop Primary School Primary
- Farnham Green Primary School Primary
- Fullwood Primary School Primary
- Gearies Primary School Primary
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkhill Infants' School teach?
- Parkhill Infants' School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkhill Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Parkhill Infants' School is Mrs Rebecca Teague, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkhill Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkhill Infants' 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 Parkhill Infants' School?
- Parkhill Infants' School has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Parkhill Infants' School full?
- Parkhill Infants' School has capacity for 408 pupils and 381 on roll (93%), 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 Parkhill Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Parkhill Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkhill Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parkhill Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- What is Parkhill Infants' School's absence rate?
- Parkhill Infants' School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Parkhill Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Parkhill Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.