Colne Lord Street School
Lord Street, Colne, BB8 9AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- APEX COLLABORATIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Chloe Whitaker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 327
- URN
- 145818
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282865597
About this school
Colne Lord Street School is a primary academy in Colne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 327 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Colne Lord Street 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
- Good
- 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 | 56 | 62 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 66% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 73% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 71% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 69% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Colne Lord Street 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 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 355 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colne Lord Street School compares
Colne Lord Street School ranked 216th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.1% | 48.4% | 327 | — |
| West Street Community Primary School | 52% | 8.1% | 59.4% | 181 | 0.5 miles |
| Colne Primet Primary School | 60% | 7.1% | 49.7% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 78% | 2.8% | 11.5% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Primary School | 57% | 6% | 49.2% | 319 | 0.8 miles |
| Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | 57% | 5% | 26.7% | 175 | 1.2 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)
- 48.41%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 18.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Street Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Colne
-
Colne Primet Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Colne
-
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Colne
-
Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Colne
- 1.2 miles
Other schools in Colne
Colne Lord Street School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Colne.
- Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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
- 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 Lord Street School teach?
- Colne Lord Street School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colne.
- Who is the headteacher of Colne Lord Street School?
- The headteacher of Colne Lord Street School is Miss Chloe Whitaker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Colne Lord Street School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colne Lord Street 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 Lord Street School?
- Colne Lord Street School has 327 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Colne Lord Street School full?
- Colne Lord Street School has capacity for 420 pupils and 327 on roll (78%), 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 Lord Street School a faith school?
- No. Colne Lord Street School has no designated religious character.
- Is Colne Lord Street School a selective school?
- No. Colne Lord Street School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Colne Lord Street School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Colne Lord Street School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Colne Lord Street School part of an academy trust?
- Colne Lord Street School is part of APEX COLLABORATIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Colne Lord Street School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 Lord Street School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Colne Lord Street School ranked 216th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% 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 Lord Street School's absence rate?
- Colne Lord Street School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colne Lord Street School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colne Lord Street 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 10 July 2026.