Park Lane Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Calderdale
Park Lane, Halifax, HX3 9LG
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/05/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
28.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
481
Capacity used
Has space80%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
80 of 80 families who put it first got an offer
94
Places offered
163
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 80 | 80 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 44 | 10 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 17 | 2 | ● 12% |
| Total | 163 | 93 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Calderdale lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Hillary
- Address
- Park Lane, Exley, Halifax, HX3 9LG
- Phone
- 01422362215
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Ward / constituency
- Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green · Halifax
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143115
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
481 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 523 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 15% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 91 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 91 | 11% | 40% | 62% | |
| English Language | 91 | 15% | 45% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 91 | 12% | 55% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 81 | 9% | 31% | 49% | |
| Combined Science | 65 | 8% | 28% | 48% | |
| History | 52 | 13% | 37% | 52% | |
| Geography | 42 | 2% | 31% | 43% | |
| Biology | 26 | 27% | 69% | 92% | |
| Physics | 26 | 15% | 69% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 23% | 58% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 18 | 17% | 44% | 78% | |
| Polish | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Calderdale council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.