Park Primary SchoolWest Street Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Park Primary School and West Street Community Primary School are primary schools in Colne.

  • Park Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and West Street Community Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Park Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Park Primary School was judged Good and West Street Community Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Park Primary School and 52.0% for West Street Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Park Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at West Street Community Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Park Primary School versus West Street Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColnePark Primary SchoolColneWest Street Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking152nd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure396th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll327 192
Capacity420 230
LocationColne, BB8 0QJ Colne, BB8 0HW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census327 192
Free school meals (ever 6)49.2% 59.4%
English as an additional language7.6% 17.7%
SEN support12.2% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 6.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% Stronger figure8.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.4% Stronger figure29.3% 15.8%

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.

Park Primary School

West Street Community Primary School

Full profiles: Park Primary School · West Street Community Primary School