Parkland Infant School
Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
After Year 2
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
This school
Parkland Infant School
Junior school
Parkland Junior School
Partner junior school
Year 3 to Year 6 · next door from Parkland Infant School
You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Parkland Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
Ofsted
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 12 May 2026
Results
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for Parkland Infant School.
Children from here take SATs in Year 6 at Parkland Junior School
68%
met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, against 63% across England.
See Parkland Junior School's resultsCatchment area
Pupils and staff
Pupils
- Pupils
- 179
- Capacity
- 180
- Girls / boys
- 52% / 48%
- Free school meals
- 27%
Staff
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.3
- Teaching assistants (FTE)
- 6
- Leadership (FTE)
- 1.5
- Part-time teachers
- 50%
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Questions about Parkland Infant School
What is Parkland Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted inspected Parkland Infant School on 12 May 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for inclusion, for personal development and wellbeing and for early years; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for leadership and governance and for attendance and behaviour.
How do I apply for a place at Parkland Infant School?
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Where do children go after Year 2 at Parkland Infant School?
Parkland Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Parkland Junior School, next door. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Parkland Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
Does living near Parkland Infant School guarantee a place?
No. Distance only counts when Parkland Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
