Community school · Gloucestershire

Parkend Primary School

4–11Ages
68Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115553URN

Yorkley Road, Parkend, Lydney, GL15 4HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.6per place

3.1 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

56 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

5.6applications per place, Reception

3.1 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 3.4 above England median (2.2)

56 applications · 10 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 5.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 4.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 4.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 5.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	10	56	5.6	12	1.20
Sep 2025	9	39	4.3	9	1.00
Sep 2024	10	28	2.8	9	0.90
Sep 2023	10	35	3.5	10	1.00
Sep 2022	6	21	3.5	5	0.83
Sep 2021	5	18	3.6	4	0.80
Sep 2020	10	24	2.4	10	1.00
Sep 2019	10	33	3.3	11	1.10
Sep 2018	10	29	2.9	12	1.20
Sep 2017	10	49	4.9	20	2.00
Sep 2016	10	41	4.1	13	1.30
Sep 2015	8	43	5.4	8	1.00
Sep 2014	8	29	3.6	11	1.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%10th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard67%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth50%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard83%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	50%	113	110
2023/24	88%	38%	112	111
2022/23	50%	13%	104	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Parkend Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

5.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Pillowell Community Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Yorkley Primary School
1.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bream Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Ellwood Primary School
3.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy
4.0 km · Gloucestershire

2025

2.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Coalway Primary School
4.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
Soudley School
4.6 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lydney Church of England Community School
4.8 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115553 · 916/2108
Capacity: 70 pupils · 68 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Yorkley Road, Parkend, Lydney, GL15 4HL
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources