Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2022. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), but 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 51% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Parklands, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3RL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School thrive at this happy and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils, including children in early years, settle in well.”
- “They quickly make new friends.”
To improve
- “However, there are some pupils who do not attend school regularly.”
- “This hampers their progress and development.”
- “However, some pupils who find reading difficult are not fluent readers by the end of key stage 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2022 (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) | 63% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Sutton Green Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rossmore School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brookside Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Acorns Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rivacre Valley Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published