Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

5–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119433URN

Bent Lane, Colne, BB8 7AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.5 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

92 applications for 30 places · 87th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 February 2013
Graded inspection: Good

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 5.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	92	3.1	32	1.07
Sep 2025	24	76	3.2	22	0.92
Sep 2024	29	104	3.6	26	0.90
Sep 2023	28	84	3.0	23	0.82
Sep 2022	30	99	3.3	22	0.73
Sep 2021	24	91	3.8	23	0.96
Sep 2020	23	99	4.3	18	0.78
Sep 2019	25	110	4.4	28	1.12
Sep 2018	25	89	3.6	28	1.12
Sep 2017	25	93	3.7	31	1.24
Sep 2016	25	101	4.0	30	1.20
Sep 2015	25	140	5.6	45	1.80
Sep 2014	25	104	4.2	33	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 70% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%241st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	9%	106	103
2023/24	68%	11%	106	104
2022/23	64%	4%	106	104

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

Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Park Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Laneshaw Bridge Primary
1.4 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
West Street Community Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Trawden Forest Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Colne Primet Primary School
3.2 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119433 · 888/3325
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 189 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bent Lane, Colne, BB8 7AA
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

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