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Park Lane Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Park Lane, Whittlesey, Peterborough PE7 1JB · parklaneprimary.com · 01733 203433
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 441
- 21 over 420 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 10 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Park Lane Primary & Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 85
- 19% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (24%) with SEND