Oakwood Primary AcademyParkland Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Eastbourne.

Summary of the comparison

Oakwood Primary Academy and Parkland Infant School are primary schools in Eastbourne.

  • Oakwood Primary Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Parkland Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Parkland Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oakwood Primary Academy was judged Good and Parkland Infant School was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Oakwood Primary Academy (37.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Oakwood Primary Academy versus Parkland Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EastbourneOakwood Primary AcademyEastbourneParkland Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking90th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure127th of 136 in East Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 5-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll304 179
Capacity420 180
LocationEastbourne, BN22 0SS Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census304 179
Free school meals (ever 6)44.0% 26.8%
English as an additional language18.1% 8.4%
SEN support14.1% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 5.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.5% 16.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Oakwood Primary Academy

Parkland Infant School

Full profiles: Oakwood Primary Academy · Parkland Infant School