Colne Primet Primary School
Tatton Street, Colne, BB8 8JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Cunningham
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 119173
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282864607
About this school
Colne Primet Primary School is a community primary school in Colne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Colne Primet Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 35 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 34% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 51% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 66% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 69% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Colne Primet Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colne Primet Primary School compares
Colne Primet Primary School ranked 259th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.1% | 49.7% | 185 | — |
| Colne Lord Street School | 64% | 6.1% | 48.4% | 327 | 0.6 miles |
| Castercliff Primary School | 57% | 7.5% | 44.9% | 387 | 0.7 miles |
| West Street Community Primary School | 52% | 8.1% | 59.4% | 181 | 0.9 miles |
| Bradley Primary School | 60% | 6.3% | 51.8% | 417 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson | 57% | 5.8% | 42.2% | 200 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.73%
- English as an additional language
- 35.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 22.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Colne Lord Street School0.6 miles
Primary · Colne
-
Castercliff Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Nelson
-
West Street Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Colne
-
Bradley Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Nelson
-
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson1.1 miles
Primary · Nelson
Other schools in Colne
Colne Primet Primary School ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Colne.
- Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Colne Lord Street School Primary
- Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Laneshaw Bridge Primary Primary
- Park Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Trawden Forest Primary School Primary
- West Street Community Primary School Primary
- Newtown Nursery School Nursery
- Colne Park High School Secondary
- Colne Primet Academy Secondary
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Colne Primet Primary School teach?
- Colne Primet Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colne.
- Who is the headteacher of Colne Primet Primary School?
- The headteacher of Colne Primet Primary School is Mrs Gillian Cunningham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Colne Primet Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colne Primet Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Colne Primet Primary School?
- Colne Primet Primary School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Colne Primet Primary School full?
- Colne Primet Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Colne Primet Primary School a faith school?
- No. Colne Primet Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Colne Primet Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Colne Primet Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Colne Primet Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Colne Primet Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Colne Primet Primary School ranked 259th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Colne Primet Primary School's absence rate?
- Colne Primet Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colne Primet Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colne Primet Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.