Park Lane Primary & Nursery School vs Sir Harry Smith Community College
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Park Lane Primary & Nursery School
Peterborough
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough
Overview
Phase
Primary
Secondary
Type
Academy converter
Academy converter
Age Range
3–11
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
None
None
Admissions
-
Non-selective
Local Authority
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
441
1084
Capacity
420
1210
Occupancy
105%
90%
FSM %
14.5%
27.6%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
-
-
Quality of Education
-
Requires Improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
-
Requires Improvement
Personal Development
-
Requires Improvement
Leadership & Management
-
Requires Improvement
Last Inspected
Jul 2024
Sep 2025
Performance (2025)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
38.6
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
32.4%
KS2 Reading
67%
-
KS2 Maths
67%
-
KS2 Writing
73%
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
C
Points Per Entry
-
30.0
Best 3 A-Levels
-
C
AAB+ %
-
4%
Value Added
-
Average
A-Level Students
-
53
Retention
-
96%
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
-
9%
Degree course
-
60%
Any L4+ destination
-
64%
Apprenticeships
-
1%
Cohort size
-
78
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
15
Top subjects
Mathematics (40)
English Literature (38)
Business Studies (36)
Sociology (32)
Mathematics (32)
Psychology (30)
Media / Film / TV Studies (30)
Sociology (26)