Colne Primet Academy
Dent Street, Colne, BB8 8JF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Julia Pilkington
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Pendle Education Trust
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 805
- URN
- 139130
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282863970
About this school
Colne Primet Academy is a secondary academy in Colne. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 805 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Colne Primet Academy, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 127 | 160 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.0 | 32.2 | 35.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 -0.92 to -0.36 | -0.77 -1.01 to -0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 18.1% | 24.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 29.4% | 43.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 41.9% | 51.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Colne Primet Academy 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 | 36 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.2 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 827 |
| 2023/24 | 864 |
| 2024/25 | 858 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colne Primet Academy compares
Colne Primet Academy ranked 78th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.4 | 13.2% | 37.9% | 805 | — |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School | 44.1 | 10.3% | 32.3% | 812 | 0.2 miles |
| Pendle Vale College | 42.5 | 8.2% | 34.4% | 1,046 | 0.5 miles |
| Colne Park High School | 38 | 10.5% | 31.4% | 989 | 1.7 miles |
| Marsden Heights Community College | 40.3 | 7.9% | 33.5% | 1,047 | 2.1 miles |
| Sir John Thursby Community College | 41 | 8.4% | 39.6% | 1,121 | 3.4 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)
- 37.88%
- English as an additional language
- 36.9%
- Overall absence
- 13.23%
- Persistent absence
- 41.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Colne
-
Pendle Vale College0.5 miles
Secondary · Nelson
-
Colne Park High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Colne
-
Marsden Heights Community College2.1 miles
Secondary · Nelson
-
Sir John Thursby Community College3.4 miles
Secondary · Burnley
Other schools in Colne
- Colne Park High School Secondary
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Colne Primet Academy teach?
- Colne Primet Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Colne.
- Who is the principal of Colne Primet Academy?
- The principal of Colne Primet Academy is Mrs Julia Pilkington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Colne Primet Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colne Primet Academy, 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 Academy?
- Colne Primet Academy has 805 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Colne Primet Academy full?
- Colne Primet Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 805 on roll (77%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Colne Primet Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Colne Primet Academy a selective school?
- No. Colne Primet Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Colne Primet Academy part of an academy trust?
- Colne Primet Academy is part of PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Colne Primet Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36 in 2022/23 and 35.4 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 Academy compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Colne Primet Academy ranked 78th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Colne Primet Academy's overall absence rate is 13.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colne Primet Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colne Primet Academy'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.