Academy converter · Lancashire

Colne Lord Street School

3–11Ages
327Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145818URN

Lord Street, Colne, BB8 9AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

92 applications for 29 places · 73rd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 29 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Colne Lord Street School (URN 119171), the previous school.

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	29	92	3.2	31	1.07
Sep 2025	26	81	3.1	27	1.04
Sep 2024	32	80	2.5	31	0.97
Sep 2023	40	87	2.2	38	0.95
Sep 2022	40	89	2.2	35	0.88
Sep 2021	36	88	2.4	34	0.94
Sep 2020	47	101	2.2	39	0.83
Sep 2019	60	110	1.8	45	0.75
Sep 2018 *	59	105	1.8	51	0.86
Sep 2017 *	57	105	1.8	44	0.77
Sep 2016 *	54	88	1.6	38	0.70
Sep 2015 *	59	95	1.6	46	0.78
Sep 2014 *	45	89	2.0	39	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 77% · Maths 66% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%209th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	64%	5%	106	103
2023/24	66%	3%	103	101
2022/23	57%	4%	105	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 Lord Street SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
West Street Community Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Colne Primet Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%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
Park Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
2.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145818 · 888/2080
Trust: Apex Collaborative Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 327 on roll
Free school meals: 50.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Colne Lord Street School (URN 119171)
Address: Lord Street, Colne, BB8 9AR
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

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