Parklands Educate Together PrimaryLocking Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Weston-super-Mare.

Summary of the comparison

Parklands Educate Together Primary and Locking Primary School are primary schools in Weston-super-Mare.

  • Parklands Educate Together Primary scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Locking Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Parklands Educate Together Primary is ahead on our composite score.

  • Parklands Educate Together Primary was judged Good and Locking Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for Parklands Educate Together Primary and 57.0% for Locking Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Locking Primary School (49.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Parklands Educate Together Primary versus Locking Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Weston-super-MareParklands Educate Together PrimaryWeston-super-MareLocking Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking54th of 63 in North Somerset 40th of 63 in North Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll361 344
Capacity450 430
LocationWeston-super-Mare, BS24 7NH Weston-super-Mare, BS24 8BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 57.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census361 344
Free school meals (ever 6)20.2% 21.8%
English as an additional language19.7% 3.8%
SEN support10.8% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 7.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.3% 12.1% 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.

Parklands Educate Together Primary

Locking Primary School

Full profiles: Parklands Educate Together Primary · Locking Primary School