OUR SCHOOLS

PERFORMANCE &
OFSTED REPORTS

This is a vibrant school. There is a real buzz about the place. Pupils enjoy their learning and are proud of their school. They say: ‘Everybody is together. We are like one big family.’

Pineham Barns School Ofsted
January 2022

“Pupils at this school are happy and confident. They achieve very well and consistently meet or exceed the high expectations staff have of them. This is because of the high-quality teaching, curriculum and support in place. Pupils are kept safe by expertly trained and nurturing staff who meet their needs on an individual basis.”

Preston Hedges Ofsted
February 2025

“Under the guidance of Preston Hedges Trust, Parklands is flourishing. Leaders have swiftly brought about change and raised standards.”

Parklands School Ofsted
January 2023

“Pupils love attending Holne Chase Primary. The school’s bright and welcoming environment is carefully considered to capture pupils’ interests. A deep moral purpose underpins all that happens at this school. Adults are passionate that all pupils receive high-quality provision that gives them the skills they need for the future”

Holne Chase Primary School
November 2023 – View Ofsted report

Ofsted Reports:

Preston Hedges (2025) View Ofsted Report

Buckton Fields (2024) View Ofsted-Report

Pineham Barns (2023) –View Ofsted report

Parklands (2023) View Ofsted Report

Performance Data

We have always pursued the very best opportunities and highest outcomes for our children. Attainment in early years is consistently higher than average, children leave Year One as highly confident readers, and typically go on to make excellent above average progress throughout Key Stage One also, achieving at both age expected and greater depth levels.

Recent Year One Phonics screening performance was exceptional in all schools evidencing happy, confident early readers all round. We are rightly celebrating this achievement; proud not only of the children who worked so incredibly hard to reach this milestone, but also of their families, carers and of course, the highly skilled and creative teaching and leadership staff, who made it happen.

Early Years

As a Trust we passionately believe that children should be given the very best start when they join our schools in Reception year.

We are delighted therefore that recent figures released by Government show that the percentage of children reaching a Good Level of Development (GLD) at the end of Reception is far exceeding national targets.

Year 1

Our children build on this excellent foundation in Year R to far exceed national pass rates in the Phonics Screening Check at the end of Year One.

Year 4 - MATC

In Year 4 our children work hard to develop their times tables knowledge to help support more complex maths concepts such as fractions, ratio and percentages.

Year 6

84% of children across our Trust’s schools achieved the Year 6 standard in 2025, compared with a national average of 62%. Our pupils outperformed the next best Trust in the county by six percentage points, demonstrating the high-quality education being delivered by our schools in your constituency.

Disadvantaged children

% of disadvantaged children achieving age expected outcomes in reading, writing and maths in Year 6 National 47% Trust 72%.

We want every child in our schools to thrive, achieve, and feel a strong sense of belonging. We work especially hard to make a real difference for our disadvantaged pupils—who now achieve better outcomes than non‑disadvantaged pupils nationally—and we are incredibly proud of this.

Thanks are due not only to the children but also to staff, parents and carers who make these exceptional results happen.

These remarkable results are made possible by our ‘One Team’ approach, which lies at the heart of our Trust and strengthens teamwork across our schools, among our teaching staff, with parents, and throughout the wider community. All staff work exceptionally hard in close partnership with pupils, families and the wider community to ensure that disadvantage does not limit success.