Colne Park High School
Venables Avenue, Colne, BB8 7DP
989 pupils · 92% of 1,075 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- APEX COLLABORATIVE TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 10 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 62.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 212 | 209 | 462 | 212 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 189 | 183 | 407 | 188 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 210 | 209 | 510 | 210 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 214 | 205 | 474 | 214 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 210 | 216 | 505 | 210 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 213 | 245 | 560 | 213 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 215 | 262 | 559 | 215 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 212 | 263 | 540 | 212 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Colne Primet Academy 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School 2.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Pendle Vale College 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- West Craven High School 5.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Marsden Heights Community College 6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sir John Thursby Community College 7.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.