Parkinson Lane Community Primary School

Parkinson Lane Community Primary School at a glance

Located in Halifax, Calderdale, Parkinson Lane Community Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 554 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. 61% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 14.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Parkinson Lane Community Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 69 first choices for 60 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 26.8 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.