Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Parkdale Primary School

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146010URN

Parkdale Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

102 applications for 52 places · 161st of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

102 applications · 52 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Parkdale Primary School (URN 122528), the previous school.

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	52	102	2.0	52	1.00
Sep 2025	60	104	1.7	66	1.10
Sep 2024	48	88	1.8	48	1.00
Sep 2023	50	108	2.2	47	0.94
Sep 2022	55	116	2.1	50	0.91
Sep 2021	61	125	2.1	64	1.05
Sep 2020	60	162	2.7	82	1.37
Sep 2019	60	130	2.2	54	0.90
Sep 2018 *	60	147	2.5	64	1.07
Sep 2017 *	55	148	2.7	46	0.84
Sep 2016 *	58	128	2.2	45	0.78
Sep 2015 *	60	143	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2014 *	57	106	1.9	43	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 84% · Maths 79% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%34th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	10%	106	105
2023/24	71%	20%	106	106
2022/23	70%	10%	105	106

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

Parkdale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
The Carlton Junior Academy
0.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

78%met the SATs standard
The Carlton Infant Academy
0.7 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

2.2applications per place
Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy
0.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place
Standhill Infants' School
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place
Hogarth Academy
1.3 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Haddon Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School
1.6 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.7applications per place 62%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146010 · 891/2234
Trust: Transform Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Parkdale Primary School (URN 122528)
Address: Parkdale Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1BX
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Gedling

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