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Colne Lord Street School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Lord Street, Colne BB8 9AR · lordstreetprimary.com · 01282 865597
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 327
- 78% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 27 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119171)
Ofsted
Colne Lord Street School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119171), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119171)
Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119171)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 43
- 12% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (53%) with SEND