Parklands Community Primary School
Durnford Close, Chichester, PO19 3AGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Parklands Community Primary School is a primary school in Chichester for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 332 schools in West Sussex. It ranks 6th of 23 primary schools in Chichester. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 9 September 2014, report published 1 October 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 November 2023
Pupils value this school's kind and caring ethos. They state that everyone is very welcome. The school is determined that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn the knowledge and skills they need to be successful. Right from the start of Reception, clear routines and high expectations support pupils to work hard and achieve well. Pupils' behaviour is good. They treat each other and adults with respect. The school is calm and purposeful. Pupils are happy, confident and well-mannered. At breaktimes, they enjoy playing with the wide range of outdoor equipment. Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe, including when online. They trust adults to help them if they have any worries or concerns. The school is keen to help pupils become effective citizens who can make a positive contribution to society. Older pupils relish the opportunity to support younger pupils' reading through being 'reading buddies'. Furthermore, many pupils enjoy enriching the lives of local elderly people by spending time with them playing board games and socialising. All pupils learn how to engage in purposeful discussion and debate. Through this, pupils appreciate the importance of listening to each other and how to compromise.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the school has not identified the knowledge that pupils need to learn and the sequence of learning precisely enough. This means that teachers do not always know what they need to teach and when they need to teach it. The school needs to continue to strengthen and refine the curriculum so that the content pupils must learn is clear and well sequenced in all subjects.
- Teachers' subject knowledge is stronger in some subjects than it is in others. They do not always make the most effective pedagogical choices to allow pupils to achieve as well as they could across the curriculum. The school needs to strengthen teachers' subject knowledge in all subjects so that they can support all pupils effectively to know and remember more across the whole curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
60 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
426 pupils on roll, with places for 436
Schools near Parklands Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Infant School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St. Joseph's CofE Junior School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 36% met the expected standard |
| Jessie Younghusband Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Fishbourne CofE Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 83% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Charlotte Angeli
- Phone
- 01243788630
- Address
- Durnford Close, Chichester, PO19 3AG
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- URN
- 125921
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.