Parkend Primary SchoolYorkley Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Parkend Primary School and Yorkley Primary School are primary schools in Lydney.

  • Parkend Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Yorkley Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Parkend Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Parkend Primary School was judged Good and Yorkley Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 83.0% for Parkend Primary School and 73.0% for Yorkley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Parkend Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Yorkley Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Parkend Primary School versus Yorkley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LydneyParkend Primary SchoolLydneyYorkley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureD42/100
Local ranking8th of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure182nd of 239 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll60 172
Capacity70 175
LocationLydney, GL15 4HL Lydney, GL15 4RR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure73.0% 62.0%
At higher standard50.0% Stronger figure14.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score113.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census60 172
Free school meals (ever 6)23.3% 13.4%
English as an additional language1.7% 2.9%
SEN support11.7% 14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan5.0% 0.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.1% 10.9% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Parkend Primary School

Yorkley Primary School

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