Laneshaw Bridge PrimarySacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Colne.

Summary of the comparison

Laneshaw Bridge Primary and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Colne.

  • Laneshaw Bridge Primary scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Laneshaw Bridge Primary is ahead on our composite score.

  • Laneshaw Bridge Primary was judged Outstanding and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Laneshaw Bridge Primary and 78.0% for Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Laneshaw Bridge Primary (79.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Laneshaw Bridge Primary versus Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColneLaneshaw Bridge PrimaryColneSacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureB72/100
Local ranking23rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure58th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll204 218
Capacity210 Not reported
LocationColne, BB8 7JE Colne, BB8 7JR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% 78.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census204 218
Free school meals (ever 6)12.8% 11.5%
English as an additional language0.0% 8.7%
SEN support11.8% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.3% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.6% 3.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Laneshaw Bridge Primary

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School

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