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Parkinson Lane Community Primary School

Calderdale, HX1 3XLPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Sep 2023
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
71 1st-choice / 58 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2608 of 13,686 nationally

About Parkinson Lane Community Primary School

Parkinson Lane Community Primary School’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2023, awarded it an overall Outstanding rating, a remarkable turnaround from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2019. The school scored top marks across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all rated Outstanding. This places it among just seven Outstanding primary schools in Calderdale out of 82 total. But the most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 75 per cent. That is well above the Calderdale local authority average of 59 per cent, and it puts the school 12th out of 73 primaries in the borough, comfortably inside the top 25 per cent nationally.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressParkinson Lane, Parkinson Lane Community Primary School, Halifax, Calderdale, HX1 3XL
HeadteacherGulfaraz Ahmed
Local AuthorityCalderdale
Number of Pupils554
Free School Meals (FSM)34.6%
School Capacity554 / 600 (92% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Sept 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 9 Oct 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
ICT SuiteArt StudiosForest SchoolSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

FootballRoundersCricketCross CountryAthletics

Clubs & Activities

ChessBook ClubEco ClubFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:45-08:25

Source: parkinsonlane.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Parkinson Lane Community Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.