Park Lane Primary & Nursery School
Park Lane, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 1JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ASPIRE LEARNING TRUST (WHITTLESEY)
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Rob Litten
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aspire Learning Trust (Whittlesey)
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 441
- URN
- 140499
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733203433
About this school
Park Lane Primary & Nursery School is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 441 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 53% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 60% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 62% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Park Lane Primary & Nursery 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 461 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 453 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Lane Primary & Nursery School compares
Park Lane Primary & Nursery School ranked 124th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 | 57% | 5.3% | 16.1% | 441 | — |
| Alderman Jacobs School | 66% | 5.9% | 25.6% | 671 | 0.8 miles |
| New Road Primary & Nursery School | 31% | 6.5% | 37% | 310 | 1.2 miles |
| Coates Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 21.2% | 183 | 2.7 miles |
| Heritage Park Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 11.7% | 202 | 3.0 miles |
| Saint Michael CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.1% | 17.8% | 408 | 3.4 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)
- 16.05%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 12.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderman Jacobs School0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
New Road Primary & Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Coates Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Heritage Park Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Saint Michael CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Park Lane Primary & Nursery School ranks 58th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Park Lane Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Park Lane Primary & Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Park Lane Primary & Nursery School is Mr Rob Litten, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Park Lane Primary & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Lane Primary & Nursery 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 Park Lane Primary & Nursery School?
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School has 441 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Park Lane Primary & Nursery School full?
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 441 on roll (105%), 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 Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Park Lane Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Park Lane Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Park Lane Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Park Lane Primary & Nursery School?
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School is part of ASPIRE LEARNING TRUST (WHITTLESEY). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Park Lane Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park Lane Primary & Nursery School rank locally?
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School ranked 124th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 Park Lane Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Lane Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Lane Primary & Nursery 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 1 July 2026.