Parkland Infant School
Brassey Avenue, Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sally Simpson
- Sponsor
- Swale Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 144659
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323502862
About this school
Parkland Infant School is a primary academy in Eastbourne. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Parkland Infant 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Parkland Infant 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 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkland Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 26.8% | 178 | — |
| Parkland Junior School | 68% | 5.3% | 36.2% | 243 | 0.0 miles |
| Oakwood Primary Academy | 57% | 6.8% | 44% | 300 | 0.4 miles |
| Heron Park Primary Academy | 41% | 7.6% | 44.4% | 303 | 0.6 miles |
| Ocklynge Junior School | 52% | 5.1% | 30.2% | 720 | 1.1 miles |
| Shinewater Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 45.7% | 393 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.82%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 16.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkland Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Oakwood Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
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Heron Park Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Ocklynge Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Shinewater Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Eastbourne
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primary
- Langney Primary Academy Primary
- Motcombe Infants' School Primary
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primary
- Ocklynge Junior School Primary
- Parkland Junior School Primary
- Pashley Down Infant School Primary
- Roselands Infants' School Primary
- Shinewater Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Primary
- St John's Meads Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Parkland Infant School teach?
- Parkland Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Eastbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkland Infant School?
- The headteacher of Parkland Infant School is Ms Sally Simpson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Parkland Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkland Infant 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 Parkland Infant School?
- Parkland Infant School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Parkland Infant School full?
- Parkland Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 178 on roll (99%), 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 Parkland Infant School a faith school?
- No. Parkland Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkland Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Parkland Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Parkland Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Parkland Infant School is part of SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Parkland Infant School's absence rate?
- Parkland Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Parkland Infant 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 Parkland Infant 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 15 July 2026.