Community school · Leicester

Parks Primary School

3–11Ages
453Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120088URN

1 Gillman Road, Leicester, LE3 9NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 above Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

120 applications for 60 places · 8th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Leicester median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

120 applications · 60 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.9; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 2.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 2.3; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Leicester 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	60	120	2.0	73	1.22
Sep 2025	60	101	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2024	58	107	1.8	55	0.95
Sep 2023	58	103	1.8	56	0.97
Sep 2022	60	127	2.1	73	1.22
Sep 2021	60	117	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2020	60	123	2.1	74	1.23
Sep 2019	58	106	1.8	54	0.93
Sep 2018	60	116	1.9	69	1.15
Sep 2017	60	132	2.2	77	1.28
Sep 2016	60	138	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2015	60	142	2.4	61	1.02
Sep 2014	59	104	1.8	57	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%3rd of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	15%	110	109
2023/24	84%	19%	111	108
2022/23	78%	22%	110	110

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

Parks Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Stokes Wood Primary School
0.3 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Inglehurst Junior School
0.7 km · Leicester

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Inglehurst Infant School
0.7 km · Leicester

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place
Forest Lodge Academy
0.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

2026

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Hall School
1.2 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place
Fosse Mead Primary Academy
1.3 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.6applications per place 58%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: 120088 · 856/2364
Capacity: 466 pupils · 453 on roll
Free school meals: 40.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 1 Gillman Road, Leicester, LE3 9NS
Local authority: Leicester

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