Parkinson Lane Community Primary School

CalderdaleCommunity school

Parkinson Lane, Halifax, HX1 3XL

Headteacher: Mr Gulfaraz AhmedSchool website ↗Pupils: 554 (capacity: 600)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
61%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 September 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
61.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
1.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 70%·Maths 80%All three 61%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding1%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
58
How many families wanted this school first?
71
How many got their first choice?
58of 71 (81.7%)
How many applied in total?
126

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
39.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
82.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
287 girls, 267 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 75% (2023/24), currently 61%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1638.0%2.0%+5.6-1.2+4.5
2016/1762.0%2.0%+4.7+1.8+6.5
2017/1862.0%3.0%+4.0+2.3+4.8
2018/1971.0%3.0%+5.8+1.3+5.1
2022/2374.0%4.0%+7.8+5.1+8.3
2023/2475.0%6.0%---
2024/2561.0%1.0%---
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