Parkinson Lane Community Primary School is a primary school located in Halifax. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/10/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Parkinson Lane, Halifax

School Information

Address: Parkinson Lane, Halifax, HX1 3XL
Website: www.parkinsonlane.com
Telephone: 01422362227
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gulfaraz Ahmed
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107487

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 578
Number of Boys: 281
Number of Girls: 297

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 5.8 Confidence interval 4.4 to 7.1
Writing
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 5.1 Confidence interval 3.9 to 6.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
Parkinson Lane, HX1 3XL
0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Savile Park Primary School
Moorfield Street, HX1 3ER
520 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Swires Road, HX1 2ER
631 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Warley Road Primary Academy
Warley Road, HX1 3TG
853 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
Savile Park Road, HX1 2ES
879 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Crossley Heath School
Savile Park, HX3 0HG
711 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Trinity Academy Grammar
Albert Road, HX6 2NW
2,180 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Park Lane Academy
Park Lane, Exley HX3 9LG
3,146 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCalderdale College
Francis Street, HX1 3UZ
323 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Sixth Form Academy
Northgate House, HX1 1UN
1,659 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Halifax Academy
Gibbet Street, HX2 0BA
1,324 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBeacon Lights Schools
Rifaiyy Building (Hopwood Lane Entrance), Francis Street HX1 5JY
579 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gleddings School
Birdcage Lane, Savile Park HX3 0JB
1,555 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCompass Community School Willow Park
Willow Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2BU
1,771 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStafford Hall
Cheltenham Place, HX3 0AW
1,986 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ravenscliffe High School
Skircoat Green, HX3 0RZ
2,130 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.