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Colne Primet Academy

Dent Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JF ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2023

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Colne. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2023). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 35.4 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 105 families put it first for 154 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 805
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Lancashire
Academy trust: PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Julia Pilkington
Opened: Jan 2013

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 28 Nov 2023

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 161 pupils

Attainment 8

35.4

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

24.2%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

43.5%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.77

2023/24 · CI -1.01 to -0.54

This school

35.4

Lancashire

45.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

154

1st preferences

105

All applications

567

1st prefs per place

0.68

Fewer first choices than places

105 of 105 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

858

Capacity

1,050

77% full

Girls / boys

49/51

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)37.9%
English as an additional language36.9%
SEN support15.5%
Education, Health and Care plan3.4%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.