Park Lane School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

MacclesfieldConstituency

SK11 8JRPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Park Lane School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 151 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.7
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

151

Total Pupils

67%Boys

33%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 151
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
28 Jun 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.