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Park Lane Academy - Ofsted Report, Parent Reviews (2025)

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The quality of education Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Requires Improvement
Personal development Requires Improvement
Leadership and management Requires Improvement
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Academic Progress: Pupils do not always have the knowledge they need for future learning to be successful.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Behaviour has improved, but suspensions are still too high and not all pupils behave as they should.
Qualifications and Training: Teachers have good subject knowledge due to continued training.
Current Educational Practices: Leaders support teachers to plan and deliver lessons, engaging pupils and building knowledge.
Strengths and Challenges: Teachers make links between prior knowledge and new learning but are not always using assessment effectively.
Opportunities for Involvement: Opportunities for enrichment activities are increasing, although not all pupils take part.
Communication: Parents can use Ofsted Parent View to give their opinion on their child's school.
Parent Satisfaction: Parents are engaged through surveys, but specific satisfaction details are not provided.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Leaders act with integrity and are focused on creating an inclusive school.
Actions for Quality Improvement: Leaders should ensure curriculum sets out a clear sequence of learning in all subjects.
Managing Bullying and Safety: Safeguarding arrangements are effective, but bullying is not always taken seriously.
Promoting Welfare and Safety: Leaders are taking effective steps to address bullying concerns.
Extracurricular Offerings: Opportunities for enrichment activities are increasing.
Career Counselling Services: Strong careers education and meets the Gatsby benchmarks.
Managing and Supporting SEND: Leaders identify SEND quickly but do not accurately support these pupils.
Subjects Offered: Deep dives conducted in English, history, science, and art and design.
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Park Lane Academy is a Secondary, Co-Ed school located in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It has 430 students from age 11-16 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 15 : 1.

At this school, 15% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

This school rated Requires Improvement by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Secondary Secondary Secondary
Type Academies Academies Academies
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Ofset report Requires Improvement Good Good
Age range 11-16 11-18 11-18
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 15.1 - 20.1
Proficient Math - - -
Proficient Read - - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE 15% 98% 93%
Grade 5 or above A Level - 35.00% 21.30%
Day Fees - - -
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Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -1.05 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 30.1 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 15% 25.08% 30.03%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 32% 34.13% 43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 21% 16.92% 25.06%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 3% 8.5% 10.91%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 7% 11.79% 15.51%
EBacc average points score 2.38 2.22 2.83

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 92% 93.15% 90.53%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 97 173 144
Pupils staying in education 76% 87.08% 84.16%
Further education college or other further education provider 53% 25.92% 32.73%
School sixth forms 13% 29.38% 29.8%
Sixth form colleges 9% 18.08% 10.22%
Other education destinations 1% 13.31% 11.43%
Pupils in apprenticeships 5% 3.46% 2.8%
Pupils staying in employment 10% 2.77% 3.59%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -1.6 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 25.3 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 14% 29.23% 32.85%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 36% 39.55% 45.33%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 21% 16.05% 24.94%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 2% 9.91% 13.02%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 3% 12.5% 17.19%
EBacc average points score 2.3 2.53 2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 90% 93.92% 90.4%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 83 167 141
Pupils staying in education 88% 89.85% 86.29%
Further education college or other further education provider 63% 31% 34.03%
School sixth forms 8% 31.46% 30.82%
Sixth form colleges 16% 17.15% 10.38%
Other education destinations 1% 10.46% 11.08%
Pupils in apprenticeships 0% 2.46% 1.99%
Pupils staying in employment 2% 1.62% 2.13%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score - This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score - Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs - 30.32% 29.3%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs - 41.95% 43.41%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc - 19% 25.8%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above - 12.11% 11.47%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above - 15.42% 16.49%
EBacc average points score - 2.51 2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment - 94.64% 90.2%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures - 163 135
Pupils staying in education - 87.45% 84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider - 26.27% 33.25%
School sixth forms - 35.82% 31.27%
Sixth form colleges - 13.55% 8.45%
Other education destinations - 11.73% 11.14%
Pupils in apprenticeships - 5.27% 3.4%
Pupils staying in employment - 1.73% 2.75%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score - This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score - Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs - 29.63% 29.22%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs - 42.16% 42.62%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc - 20.26% 24.73%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above - 11.79% 11.33%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above - 15.42% 16.01%
EBacc average points score - 2.52 2.84

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment - 87.82% 84.87%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures - 162 140
Pupils staying in education - 82.64% 73.88%
Further education college or other further education provider - 15.82% 28.31%
School sixth forms - 43.73% 31.6%
Sixth form colleges - 10.36% 9.08%
Other education destinations - 9.27% 5.87%
Pupils in apprenticeships - 3% 2.96%
Pupils staying in employment - 1% 2.05%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
15 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Park Lane Academy
Local authority ratio 20 : 1

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