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Park Lane Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Park Lane, Exley, Halifax HX3 9LG · parklane.org.uk · 01422 362215
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Calderdale 48.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 481
- 80% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.4%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 96 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 96 | 78 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 94 | 80 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 111 | 75 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 111 | 70 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 102 | 53 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.9, and 35.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Calderdale it was 48.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.51 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107561)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.1 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 11.3 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 54.8 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 4.8 | +3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.1 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Park Lane Academy on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107561), which Ofsted links to this one.
Report cards, from November 2025
- Apr 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107561)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107561)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 55
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (45%) with SEND