Community school · Calderdale

Parkinson Lane Community Primary School

3–11Ages
535Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107487URN

Parkinson Lane, Parkinson Lane Community Primary School, Halifax, HX1 3XL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

128 applications for 60 places · 14th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 20 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Calderdale median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

128 applications · 60 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 2.1; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 2.4; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2019 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2018 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
2017 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.3
2016 3.2; Calderdale median median 2.3
2015 3.9; Calderdale median median 2.5
2014 4.1; Calderdale median median 2.5

This school
Calderdale median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	128	2.1	69	1.15
Sep 2025	58	126	2.2	71	1.22
Sep 2024	59	127	2.2	85	1.44
Sep 2023	60	100	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	112	1.9	66	1.10
Sep 2021	60	144	2.4	76	1.27
Sep 2020	60	152	2.5	76	1.27
Sep 2019	60	151	2.5	80	1.33
Sep 2018	60	157	2.6	82	1.37
Sep 2017	60	149	2.5	78	1.30
Sep 2016	60	190	3.2	89	1.48
Sep 2015	60	234	3.9	81	1.35
Sep 2014	59	240	4.1	87	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 70% · Maths 80% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%45th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	1%	106	106
2023/24	75%	6%	108	108
2022/23	74%	4%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Parkinson Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Savile Park Primary School
0.5 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
0.6 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Warley Road Primary Academy
0.8 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
0.8 km · Calderdale

2026

3.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's CofE School
1.0 km · Calderdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Mount Pellon Primary Academy
1.1 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Beech Hill School
1.2 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
1.5 km · Calderdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107487 · 381/2017
Capacity: 600 pupils · 535 on roll
Free school meals: 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Parkinson Lane, Parkinson Lane Community Primary School, Halifax, HX1 3XL
Local authority: Calderdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources