Parklands Nursery School
Nursery · Northampton · NN3 6DW
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 5 November 2019
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57 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 27.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 4.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 121788
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Good on 5 November 2019, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 57 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 58% (West Northamptonshire 59%, England 60%) · Any other White background 16% (West Northamptonshire 14%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 5% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 5% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (West Northamptonshire 6%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (West Northamptonshire 4%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 2% (West Northamptonshire 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Vacancies (November 2025)
50% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 74% (79%) · premises 4% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (5%) · supplies and services 19% (8%) · educational supplies 3% (2%) · bought-in professional services 15% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£763; in-year balance +£9,988
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 3 June 2025: Improved significantly
- 5 November 2019: Good
- 6 March 2019: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 6/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 26.1% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 22% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 29.3% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 15.2% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 40.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 86.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 2.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 11.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 20.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 13.6% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 14.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027219 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £279,000394 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £240,000–£330,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 6an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 19an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 3an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted