Park Primary School, Colne

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Park Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "A carefully thought-through induction programme enables children in the early years to settle quickly into life at Park Primary School."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have meticulously designed a whole-school approach to identifying and assessing barriers to pupils' learning."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders' commitment to developing the whole child sits at the heart of the programme to foster pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Expected standard. "On the whole, pupils recall prior learning and make connections across different subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a calm, orderly environment."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have further refined and strengthened the subject curriculums across the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Park Primary School is an anchor within its community."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers in key stage 2 consistently design activities that enable pupils to learn the content of the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently address gaps in pupils' writing skills and knowledge of times tables so that pupils can achieve well across all areas of the curriculum".

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Park Primary School as their first choice and 116 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Park Primary School are West Street Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 70% maths); Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles, 91% reading, 88% maths); and Colne Lord Street School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 66% maths).

Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

46.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Colne Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cemetery (opposite), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 5th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Park Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Park Primary School are Colne Park High School (0.4 miles) and Colne Primet Academy (1.4 miles).