Community school · Lancashire

West Street Community Primary School

3–11Ages
181Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119174URN

West Street, Colne, BB8 0HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

57 applications for 30 places · 322nd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.9; 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	30	57	1.9	26	0.87
Sep 2025	14	42	3.0	12	0.86
Sep 2024	24	55	2.3	24	1.00
Sep 2023	25	65	2.6	24	0.96
Sep 2022	30	69	2.3	37	1.23
Sep 2021	21	68	3.2	21	1.00
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	90	3.0	44	1.47
Sep 2018	24	64	2.7	23	0.96
Sep 2017	30	73	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2016	23	43	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2015	25	29	1.2	11	0.44
Sep 2014	21	40	1.9	17	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 62% · Maths 62% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%321st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	52%	5%	102	102
2023/24	38%	0%	100	101
2022/23	40%	3%	102	101

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

West Street Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Park Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Colne Lord Street School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Colne Primet Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Castercliff Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119174 · 888/2085
Capacity: 230 pupils · 181 on roll
Free school meals: 51.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: West Street, Colne, BB8 0HW
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources