Colne Park High School
Venables Avenue, Colne, BB8 7DP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- APEX COLLABORATIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Eulert
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,075
- Pupils on roll
- 989
- URN
- 146228
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282508624
About this school
Colne Park High School is a secondary academy in Colne. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 989 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Colne Park High 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 211 | 214 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.0 | 41.2 | 38.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.48 to -0.09 | -0.25 -0.44 to -0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 43% | 37.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 63.1% | 59.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 63.1% | 62.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
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 Park High 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 | 41 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,089 |
| 2023/24 | 1,055 |
| 2024/25 | 1,031 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colne Park High School compares
Colne Park High School ranked 66th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38 | 10.5% | 31.4% | 989 | — |
| Colne Primet Academy | 35.4 | 13.2% | 37.9% | 805 | 1.7 miles |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School | 44.1 | 10.3% | 32.3% | 812 | 1.8 miles |
| Pendle Vale College | 42.5 | 8.2% | 34.4% | 1,046 | 2.2 miles |
| West Craven High School | 37.4 | 12.6% | 28.6% | 528 | 3.5 miles |
| Marsden Heights Community College | 40.3 | 7.9% | 33.5% | 1,047 | 3.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.54%
- Persistent absence
- 30.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Colne Primet Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Colne
-
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Colne
-
Pendle Vale College2.2 miles
Secondary · Nelson
-
West Craven High School3.5 miles
Secondary · Barnoldswick
-
Marsden Heights Community College3.7 miles
Secondary · Nelson
Other schools in Colne
- Colne Primet Academy 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 Park High School teach?
- Colne Park High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Colne.
- Who is the headteacher of Colne Park High School?
- The headteacher of Colne Park High School is Mrs Catherine Eulert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Colne Park High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colne Park High 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 Park High School?
- Colne Park High School has 989 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Colne Park High School full?
- Colne Park High School has capacity for 1,075 pupils and 989 on roll (92%), 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 Park High School a faith school?
- No. Colne Park High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Colne Park High School a selective school?
- No. Colne Park High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Colne Park High School part of an academy trust?
- Colne Park High 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 Park High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41 in 2022/23 and 38 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 Park High School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Colne Park High School ranked 66th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% 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 Park High School's absence rate?
- Colne Park High School's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colne Park High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colne Park High 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 15 July 2026.