Pendle View Primary School
Gibfield Road, Colne, BB8 8JT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fran Clayton
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 133
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 135012
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282865011
About this school
Pendle View Primary School is a community special school in Colne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 132 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pendle View 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -12.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -12.50 | - | - |
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 Pendle View 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 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 131 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.54%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.44%
- Persistent absence
- 31.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pendle Community High School & College0.2 miles
Special schools · Nelson
-
The Nook School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
Edenfield Girls' High School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Grow Independent School1.3 miles
Special schools · Barrowford
-
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Nelson
Other schools in Colne
- Newtown Nursery School Nursery
- Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Colne Lord Street School Primary
- Colne Primet Primary 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
- Colne Park High School Secondary
- Colne Primet Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Pendle View Primary School teach?
- Pendle View Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Colne.
- Who is the headteacher of Pendle View Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pendle View Primary School is Mrs Fran Clayton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pendle View Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pendle View 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 Pendle View Primary School?
- Pendle View Primary School has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Pendle View Primary School full?
- Pendle View Primary School has capacity for 133 pupils and 132 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pendle View Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pendle View Primary School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Pendle View Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Pendle View Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Pendle View Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Pendle View Primary School's absence rate?
- Pendle View Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pendle View Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pendle View 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 1 July 2026.