Parkhill Infants' School

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

3 to 7

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

381 census January 2026

Capacity

408

Nursery classes

Yes

Headteacher

Mrs Rebecca Teague

Address

Lord Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford, IG5 0DB

Borough

Redbridge

Telephone

02085501730

DfE reference (URN)

133938

Website

parkhillinfants.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

85 first-preference applications and 165 applications naming it at any preference for 89 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Redbridge: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 88.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 97.8% were offered one of their preferences (3,417 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

12.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

49%

Receiving SEN support

8.2%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

3.6%

Girls / boys

51% / 49%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

17%

Pupils per teacher

23.8 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

360

Pupils on roll

327

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Parkhill Infants' School and Parkhill Junior Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
• Parkhill Infants' School and Glade Primary School0.5 miles apart
• Parkhill Infants' School and Gilbert Colvin Primary School0.6 miles apart
• Parkhill Infants' School and Gearies Primary School0.7 miles apart

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