Community school · Lancashire

Park Primary School

4–11Ages
319Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119172URN

Rutland Street, Colne, BB8 0QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

116 applications for 53 places · 269th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 17 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
28 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

116 applications · 53 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	116	2.2	49	0.92
Sep 2025	45	93	2.1	40	0.89
Sep 2024	39	95	2.4	39	1.00
Sep 2023	41	95	2.3	37	0.90
Sep 2022	34	87	2.6	28	0.82
Sep 2021	44	92	2.1	42	0.95
Sep 2020	30	92	3.1	27	0.90
Sep 2019	49	99	2.0	36	0.73
Sep 2018	47	103	2.2	42	0.89
Sep 2017	59	111	1.9	42	0.71
Sep 2016	35	78	2.2	27	0.77
Sep 2015	58	93	1.6	38	0.66
Sep 2014	57	96	1.7	46	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 66% · Maths 72% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%280th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	4%	104	104
2023/24	66%	13%	105	106
2022/23	47%	5%	101	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
West Street Community Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Colne Lord Street School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Trawden Forest Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Colne Primet Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Laneshaw Bridge Primary
2.5 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119172 · 888/2082
Capacity: 420 pupils · 319 on roll
Free school meals: 46.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Rutland Street, Colne, BB8 0QJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources