Park Lane Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate May 7 2025 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
- 472 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.9%
White British 73.7%
African 6.4%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 4.2%
Pakistani 3.2%
Indian 2.3%
Other 2.1%
Other Asian 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.7
Local authority average 48.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.49
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 23 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 30 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 91 |
Admissions
Park Lane Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 94
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 58 60 |
| Year 8 | 115 53 62 |
| Year 9 | 79 40 39 |
| Year 10 | 65 37 28 |
| Year 11 | 95 40 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 84.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 34.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 30.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 19.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |