Parkwood Academy

State-Funded School

parkwood-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ChelmsfordConstituency

CM1 2DXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Parkwood Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 196 pupils. Parkwood Academy is part of South Essex Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 37%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

10%

Black

10%

Mixed

Any other group

11%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

196

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 196
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: South Essex Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
6 Nov 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.