Park Lane Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 4 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Unique reference
- 143115
- Address
- Park Lane, Exley, HX3 9LG
- Website
- http://parklane.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 430 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.7%
- Girls
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 13.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 77.4%
African 4.7%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 3.7%
Pakistani 2.6%
Other 2.3%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 15%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.1
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.38
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 21 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 88 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 90 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Park Lane Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 111
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 116 54 62 |
| Year 8 | 86 43 43 |
| Year 9 | 73 42 31 |
| Year 10 | 93 38 55 |
| Year 11 | 62 24 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 28.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 32.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 23.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 3.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |