Schools in Colne
Colne in Pendle, Lancashire has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 9 primaries and 3 secondaries. Admissions are coordinated by Lancashire County Council using a distance-based system. Four schools hold a faith designation, and five local schools hold Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings.
Colne has three secondaries — Colne Primet Academy, Park High School and All Saints' RC High School — serving different communities in the town. Lancashire County Council coordinates admissions via its annual composite prospectus, which includes updated admissions criteria for all schools. Primary schools including Park Primary and West Street Community Primary serve the main residential areas. Families moving to Colne should apply via the Lancashire admissions portal and note that in-year admissions are managed separately through the council.
School demand in Colne
Across the 12 schools in Colne with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Colne have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
5 of the schools in Colne are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lancashire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Colne have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Colne (9)
Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Colne · BB8 0QJ
Colne Primet Primary School
Primary · Community school
Colne · BB8 8JE
West Street Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Colne · BB8 0HW
Trawden Forest Primary School
Primary · Community school
Colne · BB8 8RN
Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Colne · BB8 7AA
Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Colne · BB8 7NN
Laneshaw Bridge Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Colne · BB8 7JE
Colne Lord Street School
Primary · Academy converter
Colne · BB8 9AR
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Colne · BB8 7JR
Secondary Schools in Colne (3)
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Colne · BB8 8JT
Colne Primet Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Colne · BB8 8JF
Colne Park High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Colne · BB8 7DP
Other Schools in Colne (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Colne are set by Lancashire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.