Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG · Calderdale · secondary school
10th of 11 secondary schools in Calderdale we can score, 12 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 4.1/10 against 228 of them, against 1.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 35.2 · 28 | 46% | 1.30 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -1.1 · 2 | 38% | 0.07 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 40.9 · 24 | 15% | 0.37 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 35.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 40.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -1.1 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (4.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.7 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the school parliament, school cabinet, and Sports Leaders. Arts and music provision includes a choir, brass group, and rock bands. Trips include performance visits to other schools, local concerts in Halifax, performances for residents in local care homes, and joint concerts at other secondary schools.
Getting in. There are 472 pupils in a school with 600 places, leaving 128 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are below the national median in Attainment 8? What specific support is available for students aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How do the performing arts trips integrate with the regular curriculum?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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