Park Lane School vs Macclesfield College
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Park Lane School
Macclesfield
Macclesfield College
Macclesfield
Overview
Phase
Special
Post-16
Type
Community special school
Further education
Age Range
4–19
16–99
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
Does not apply
Does not apply
Admissions
-
-
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Cheshire East
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
151
-
Capacity
150
-
Occupancy
101%
-
FSM %
47.3%
-
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
Good
-
Quality of Education
Good
Requires Improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
-
Personal Development
Good
Requires Improvement
Leadership & Management
Good
Inadequate
Last Inspected
May 2024
Apr 2026
Performance (2025)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
0.7
-
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
0%
-
KS2 Reading
0%
-
KS2 Maths
0%
-
KS2 Writing
0%
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
c
Points Per Entry
-
-
Best 3 A-Levels
-
c
AAB+ %
-
-
Value Added
-
z
A-Level Students
-
2
Retention
-
-
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
-
2%
Degree course
-
25%
Any L4+ destination
-
30%
Apprenticeships
-
2%
Cohort size
-
265
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
2
Top subjects
Chemistry (1)
Mathematics (1)