Park Lane SchoolOld Sams Farm Independent School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Park Lane School and Old Sams Farm Independent School.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Park Lane School was judged Good and Old Sams Farm Independent School was judged Good.

Park Lane School versus Old Sams Farm Independent School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	MacclesfieldPark Lane School	BuxtonOld Sams Farm Independent School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community special school	Other independent special school
Age range	4-19	11-16
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	151	3
Capacity	150	5
Location	Macclesfield, SK11 8JR	Buxton, SK17 0SN
GCSE results
Attainment 8	0.7 2024-25 · England 46.0	Not reported2021-22
Grade 5+ in English & maths	0.0% 2024-25 · England 45.4%	Not reported2021-22
Grade 4+ in English & maths	0.0% 2024-25 · England 64.8%	Not reported2021-22
Entering EBacc	0.0% 2024-25 · England 40.5%	Not reported2021-22
EBacc average point score	0.00 2024-25 · England 4.09	Not reported2021-22
Cohort	9 2024-25	1 2021-22
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	136	4
Free school meals (ever 6)	39.8%	0.0%
English as an additional language	8.8%	Not reported
SEN support	0.0%	50.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	50.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	11.1%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	34.3%	Not reported	15.8%

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