Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, BR8 8DR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PARKWOOD HALL CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Simon Collins
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 141957
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322664441
About this school
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy is a special academy in Swanley. It teaches children aged 8 to 19 and has 136 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- 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 | 3 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -20.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -18.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -19.30 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 17 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kensington and Chelsea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 72.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 70.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.58%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.23%
- Persistent absence
- 27.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
SupaJam Education In Music and Media1.1 miles
Other types · Swanley
-
The Annex School House1.5 miles
Special schools · Swanley
-
Woodview3.1 miles
Special schools · Orpington
-
Riverside School3.4 miles
Special schools · Orpington
-
Browns School3.7 miles
Special schools · Orpington
Other schools in Swanley
- SupaJam Education In Music and Media Other types
- The Annex School House Special schools
- Downsview Community Primary School Primary
- Hextable Primary School Primary
- High Firs Primary School Primary
- Horizon Primary Academy Primary
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Orchards Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy teach?
- Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy teaches children aged 8 to 19. It is a special school in Swanley.
- Who is the principal of Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy?
- The principal of Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy is Mr Simon Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy, 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 Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy?
- Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 19.
- Is Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy full?
- Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy has capacity for 120 pupils and 136 on roll (113%), 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 Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy a faith school?
- No. Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy?
- Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy is part of PARKWOOD HALL CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy have?
- The schools register lists Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy's absence rate?
- Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy'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 2 July 2026.