Parkinson Lane Community Primary School
Parkinson Lane, Halifax, HX1 3XL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gulfaraz Ahmed
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 535
- URN
- 107487
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422362227
About this school
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School is a community primary school in Halifax. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 535 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 77 | 72 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 75% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 6% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 85% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 89% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 96% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +7.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +8.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Parkinson Lane Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 590 |
| 2023/24 | 563 |
| 2024/25 | 554 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkinson Lane Community Primary School compares
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School ranked 48th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.4% | 35.6% | 535 | — |
| Savile Park Primary School | 42% | 6% | 29.4% | 348 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | 62% | 5.1% | 27.5% | 272 | 0.4 miles |
| Warley Road Primary Academy | 70% | 6.7% | 32.7% | 518 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | 61% | 5.3% | 26.4% | 330 | 0.5 miles |
| St Augustine's CofE School | 36% | 8.3% | 64.6% | 156 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.6%
- English as an additional language
- 54.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.38%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Savile Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Warley Road Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Augustine's CofE School0.6 miles
Primary · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School ranks 26th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Halifax.
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bowling Green Academy Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkinson Lane Community Primary School teach?
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkinson Lane Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parkinson Lane Community Primary School is Mr Gulfaraz Ahmed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkinson Lane Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkinson Lane Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School?
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary School has 535 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School full?
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 535 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parkinson Lane Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkinson Lane Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parkinson Lane Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Parkinson Lane Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkinson Lane Community Primary School rank locally?
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary School ranked 48th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkinson Lane Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkinson Lane Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.