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Colne Primet Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Dent Street, Colne BB8 8JF · colneprimet.co.uk · 01282 863970
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 805
- 77% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42%
- First language not English
- 34.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 105 families put the school first and 154 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 154 | 105 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 153 | 100 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 188 | 137 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 168 | 138 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 185 | 116 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.4, and 24.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲51.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 75 | +3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −2.9 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.9 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Colne Primet Academy on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 82
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (35%) with SEND