Park Lane Primary School, Nuneaton
Park Lane Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Nuneaton, part of The Griffin Schools Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 22 schools in Nuneaton with published results, and 3,885th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Park Lane Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Park Lane Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 83% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Park Lane Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Park Lane Primary School as their first choice and 131 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Park Lane Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Park Lane Primary School are St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 59% maths); Galley Common Infant School (0.7 miles, Good); Stockingford Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 61% reading, 67% maths); and Croft Junior School (1.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 67% maths).
Park Lane Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
St Paul's CofE Primary School, NuneatonGalley Common Infant SchoolStockingford AcademyCroft Junior School
The trust
Park Lane Primary School is one of 13 schools run by The Griffin Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Park Lane Primary School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
34.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Black (6%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bermuda Park Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Lane (opposite), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Park Lane Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Park Lane Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Park Lane Primary School are Nuneaton Academy (1.1 miles) and Hartshill Academy (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Park Lane Primary is a welcoming, community-focused school where children are happy and eager to learn. The school places strong emphasis on reading with excellent resources and trained staff, helping all pupils including those with additional needs to succeed. Pupils benefit from an extensive range of enrichment activities and experiences that prepare them to be responsible citizens.
Key Strengths
- Reading is central to learning with well-trained staff and high-quality, diverse resources that help pupils become fluent readers
- Pupils with special educational needs have their needs carefully identified and receive well-adjusted support to access the curriculum
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils across the school, with positive role models and excellent social times
- High expectations for pupil achievement with pupils achieving well in national assessments
- Extensive range of clubs, visits, residential trips and sports and music events that prepare pupils for responsible citizenship
Areas for Improvement
- In some foundation subjects, teachers do not routinely check that pupils fully understand prior learning before moving to new content
- Pupils' learning is variable across non-English and mathematics subjects
- Need to ensure misconceptions and gaps in learning are quickly addressed before introducing new topics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with school leadership committed to creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Wide range of local and national visits, arts experiences, sports and residential trips, extensive array of clubs, sports and music events, outdoor play on playgrounds and field, daily mile on school track
Park Lane Primary School has maintained its good standards and continues to provide a family-friendly environment where pupils are happy, enthusiastic, and achieve well across a range of subjects. The school is at the heart of its community with strong leadership and positive relationships throughout.
At a Glance
34.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
48 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 75% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 90% to 82% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
28.7
KS2
11
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Park Lane Primary School
A Proud Tradition for our Year 6s
7 Sep 2026
School Games Outdoor Adventure
15 Jul 2026
Reception Graduation 2026
15 Jul 2026
Sports Day Success
14 Jul 2026
A Wonderful Final Visit to Holly Grange
14 Jul 2026
Year 6 Prom
13 Jul 2026
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Term dates
Park Lane Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Park Lane Primary School is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
405 pupils
420 places
15 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Nuneaton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nuneaton
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,199
Applications
6,281
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
94
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
24.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
442
Total Pupils
225
Boys
217
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
21.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£42,266
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,434
Per pupil
£2543k
Total funding
£227k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
20.6%
Persistent absence
373
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Park Lane Primary School
Questions parents ask about Park Lane Primary School
What are SATs results like at Park Lane Primary School?
Of the pupils at Park Lane Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is Park Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Park Lane Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Park Lane Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Park Lane Primary School is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Park Lane Primary School?
Park Lane Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Park Lane Primary School?
Classes at Park Lane Primary School average 26.8 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Park Lane Primary School?
Park Lane Primary School has around 442 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Park Lane Primary School?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Park Lane Primary School in 2024/25. 20.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Park Lane Primary School?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Park Lane Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Park Lane Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Park Lane Primary School?
Park Lane Primary School is at Park Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 8NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)