Park Lane Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Halifax, Calderdale
HX3 9LG
Composite score
51.1

Park Lane Academy at a glance

Located in Halifax, Calderdale, Park Lane Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 472 pupils aged 11 to 16. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 40.9 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 8.0 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

35% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 56% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 56% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Park Lane Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#2,409
National rank
#227
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#11
In Calderdale
Top 76%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
35%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
56%
% EBacc grade 5+
8%
EBacc average points score
3.51

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 472 % FSM ever-6 56.4% % EAL 16.1% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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