Park Lane School
Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Shaw
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 111508
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625801964
About this school
Park Lane School is a community special school in Macclesfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park Lane School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- 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 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.40 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 0.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Park Lane 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.83%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.05%
- Persistent absence
- 34.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Fermain Academy0.4 miles
Free Schools · Macclesfield
-
Beech Hall School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Macclesfield
-
Eden School1.4 miles
Special schools · Macclesfield
-
The King's School In Macclesfield2.1 miles
Independent schools · Macclesfield
-
Alderley Edge School for Girls5.5 miles
Independent schools · Alderley Edge
Other schools in Macclesfield
- Eden School Special schools
- The Fermain Academy Free Schools
- Adlington Primary School Primary
- Ash Grove Academy Primary
- Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Bollington Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Bollington St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Chelford CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dean Valley Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Park Lane School teach?
- Park Lane School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Macclesfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Park Lane School?
- The headteacher of Park Lane School is Ms Emma Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park Lane School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Lane 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 many pupils are at Park Lane School?
- Park Lane School has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Park Lane School full?
- Park Lane School has capacity for 150 pupils and 151 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Park Lane School a faith school?
- No. Park Lane School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Park Lane School have?
- The schools register lists Park Lane School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Park Lane School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Park Lane School's absence rate?
- Park Lane School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Lane School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Lane 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.