Parklands High School

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,470.54

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

12.2%

of income

In-year balance

+0.6%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

4 November 2014 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.44.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.57.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)34.9%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.7.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,106

Capacity

1,116 (99%)

Free school meals

27.6%

English additional lang.

4.2%

Ethnicity

White British 86.3%Asian 4.4%Black 1.0%Mixed 4.3%Chinese 0.5%Other 1.2%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

58.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

18.9

Mean salary

£48,544

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.7%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

17.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

2024/25 · 1,120 pupils