Colne Primet Primary School

Colne Primet Primary School has been rated as good overall, demonstrating a caring and welcoming environment where pupils enjoy learning. The school’s leadership has established a strong curriculum with high expectations that most pupils engage with positively. Pupils behave well and understand the importance of respect and tolerance, contributing to a calm and orderly atmosphere. However, the early years provision is highlighted as a significant area for improvement, particularly in assessing children's readiness for future learning. This shortcoming affects some children's ability to transition smoothly into Year 1, as they may not have sufficiently acquired the foundational knowledge needed.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well and respect school rules.
• Leaders have designed an ambitious and aspirational curriculum.
• High levels of engagement and effort from pupils.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• A range of extra-curricular activities enhances pupil development.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum delivery in a small number of subjects.
• Poor use of assessment techniques in the early years.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Colne Primet Primary School attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.7% of pupils at Colne Primet Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Colne Primet Primary School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.5% of pupils at Colne Primet Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Colne Primet Primary School received £8,541 and spent £8,696 for each of its 185 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £136,000 (£736 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Colne Primet Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Colne Primet Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Colne Primet Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Colne Primet Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Colne Primet Primary School have?

Colne Primet Primary School has 185 pupils on roll.

What age range does Colne Primet Primary School cover?

Colne Primet Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Colne Primet Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Colne Primet Primary School?

Colne Primet Primary School is at Tatton Street, Tatton St. Colne Bb8 8je, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JE.