Colne Primet Primary School, Colne
Colne Primet Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Colne. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 9 schools in Colne with published results, and 7,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Colne Primet Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Colne Primet Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 51% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Colne Primet Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Colne Primet Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 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 Colne Primet Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Colne Primet Primary School are Colne Lord Street School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 66% maths); Castercliff Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 70% maths); West Street Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); and Bradley Primary School (1 mile, Good, 63% reading, 85% maths).
Colne Primet Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Colne Lord Street SchoolCastercliff Primary SchoolWest Street Community Primary SchoolBradley Primary School
Who goes there
49.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (63%) and Asian (23%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Colne Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Phillips Lane (by), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 183 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Colne Primet Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 5.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Colne Primet Primary School are Colne Primet Academy (under 0.1 miles), Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School (0.3 miles), Pendle Vale College (0.6 miles) and Colne Park High School (1.6 miles).
Colne Primet AcademySs John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High SchoolPendle Vale CollegeColne Park High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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 · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils, including children in the early years, enjoy coming to this caring and welcoming school. They value their friends and appreciate the care that they receive from staff.
Pupils are kind, polite and respectful to each other. They know why it is important to be tolerant, to challenge stereotypical behaviour and to combat discrimination.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum to enable pupils to build a rich body of subject knowledge over time.
Subject leaders have carefully considered the knowledge that they want pupils to know and remember. They have ordered learning logically so that pupils can build securely on their prior knowledge. Staff have strong knowledge of the subjects that they teach. In the main, they present new learning with clarity and they select appropriate activities for pupils to learn the intended curriculum. However, in a small number of subjects, leaders have introduced curriculums more recently. In these subjects, teachers are still developing their confidence to deliver some aspects of the curriculum as well as they deliver others. As a result, from time to time, some staff do not select the most appropriate activities for pupils.
From Ofsted's June 2023 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
49.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 51% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 66% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 40% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.2
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
6
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Colne Primet Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Colne Primet Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Toddle In Daycare Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 12 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Rocking Horse Club - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 27 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Newtown Nursery School 0-2's - Day nursery, 0.9 milesOfsted, 6 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Star Learning - Day nursery, 0.9 miles
- Include Me 2 Pendle - Pre-school, 1.0 miles
Term dates
Colne Primet Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Colne Primet Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Colne Primet Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Colne Primet Primary School
Will you get a place at Colne Primet Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 16 first choices for 20 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
191 pupils
210 places
19 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Pendle/Colne Primary planning area (Lancashire) will have 343 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
36
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
23.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
185
Total Pupils
103
Boys
82
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
18.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,708
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,464
Per pupil
£1395k
Total funding
£130k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.1%
Overall absence
22.2%
Persistent absence
176
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
Colne Primet Primary School
Questions parents ask about Colne Primet Primary School
What are SATs results like at Colne Primet Primary School?
Of the pupils at Colne Primet Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Colne Primet Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Colne Primet Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.
Is it hard to get a place at Colne Primet Primary School?
Colne Primet Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Colne Primet Primary School?
Classes at Colne Primet Primary School average 26.2 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Colne Primet Primary School?
Colne Primet Primary School has around 185 pupils on roll. 50% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Colne Primet Primary School?
7.1% of sessions were missed at Colne Primet Primary School in 2024/25. 22.2% of pupils were persistently absent.
What are Colne Primet Primary School's term dates?
Colne Primet Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Colne Primet Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Colne Primet Primary School?
Colne Primet Primary School is at Tatton Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JE.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)