Willingdon Primary SchoolParkland Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

Willingdon Primary School and Parkland Junior School are primary schools in Eastbourne.

  • Willingdon Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Parkland Junior School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Willingdon Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Willingdon Primary School was judged Good and Parkland Junior 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 63.0% for Willingdon Primary School and 68.0% for Parkland Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Willingdon Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Parkland Junior School (49.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Willingdon Primary School versus Parkland Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EastbourneWillingdon Primary SchoolEastbourneParkland Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking40th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure109th of 136 in East Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll418 243
Capacity420 240
LocationEastbourne, BN20 9RJ Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census418 243
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 36.2%
English as an additional language3.8% 7.0%
SEN support11.5% 15.6%
SEN with an EHC plan5.0% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.7% 12.0% 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.

Willingdon Primary School

Parkland Junior School

Full profiles: Willingdon Primary School · Parkland Junior School