Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
Parklands, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Cairns
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 144541
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513065113
About this school
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 208 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 86% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Community Primary and Nursery 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 | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School compares
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 58th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.5% | 51.1% | 208 | — |
| Sutton Green Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 19.9% | 306 | 0.1 miles |
| St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 14% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Rossmore School | 53% | 5.3% | 26.1% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 42.1% | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 11.3% | 160 | 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)
- 51.06%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton Green Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Rossmore School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Brookside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Little Sutton C of E Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School ranks 6th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Ellesmere Port.
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Childer Thornton Primary School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Kim Cairns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parklands Community Primary and Nursery 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 Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School?
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School full?
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 236 pupils and 208 on roll (88%), 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 Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School?
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School is part of CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Community Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 58th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% 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 Community Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parklands Community Primary and Nursery 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 10 July 2026.