Parkend Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Lydney, Gloucestershire
Parkend Primary School is a primary school in Lydney, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Yorkley Road, Parkend, Lydney, GL15 4HL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 68 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Parkend Primary thoroughly enjoy their ‘small school with big ideas’.”
- “There is a tangible sense of community and of working together in partnership.”
- “Pupils are incredibly proud to be part of the school, and this shines through in all they do.”
To improve
- “Some subjects in the wider curriculum are not yet fully embedded.”
- “Although the school has identified the knowledge it wants pupils to learn, in these subjects, pupils do not recall prior learning effectively.”
- “Some teachers do not regularly revisit previously learned knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2012 to 2026, as Gloucestershire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
- Pillowell Community Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Yorkley Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bream Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellwood Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Coalway Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Soudley School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lydney Church of England Community School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published