Parkland Junior School
Brassey Avenue, Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head of School
- Ms Sally Simpson
- Sponsor
- Swale Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 144660
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323502620
About this school
Parkland Junior School is a primary academy in Eastbourne. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 243 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 61 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 56% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 61% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 57% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Parkland Junior 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 | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 247 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkland Junior School compares
Parkland Junior School ranked 49th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.3% | 36.2% | 243 | — |
| Parkland Infant School | — | 5.8% | 26.8% | 178 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report8 May 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.21%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 12.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkland Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Oakwood Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
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
Parkland Junior School ranks 3rd of the 14 ranked primary 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 Infant 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 year groups does Parkland Junior School teach?
- Parkland Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Eastbourne.
- Who is the head of school of Parkland Junior School?
- The head of school of Parkland Junior School is Ms Sally Simpson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkland Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkland Junior 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 Parkland Junior School?
- Parkland Junior School has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Parkland Junior School full?
- Parkland Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 243 on roll (101%), 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 Parkland Junior School a faith school?
- No. Parkland Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkland Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Parkland Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Parkland Junior School?
- Parkland Junior 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.
- How have Parkland Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkland Junior School rank locally?
- Parkland Junior School ranked 49th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkland Junior School's absence rate?
- Parkland Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkland Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkland Junior 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.