Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School, Ellesmere Port

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Parklands we see the potential in every child and are proud of all of our children. Education changes lives and we have high expectations for all our pupils. Our team work hard to provide opportunities for children to exceed their own expectations and believe in themselves in ways they may never have thought possible."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care until 5:30pm.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 74% in Cheshire West and Chester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 47 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School are Sutton Green Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 72% reading, 65% maths); St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles); and Rossmore School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 70% maths).

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School is one of 10 schools run by Concordia Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

51% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 45 pupils (21.6%) received SEN support and 31 (14.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Little Sutton Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wetherby Way (near), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 166 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School issued 12 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.