Colne Park High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D48
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Colne, BB8 7DP
- Distance
- 5.6km away
West Craven High School
Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Local ranking79th of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
845
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 2 July 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 35.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 21.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 47.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 129
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Continued in education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 591
- Boys
- 282 (53%)
- Girls
- 246 (47%)
- Capacity
- 845 (62% full)
- SEND
- 19.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.6%
- EAL
- 8.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 17.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,292/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 39.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 83.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 10.4%
- White Other: 2.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.2%
83.6%
White British
10.4%
Asian Pakistani
2.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kelbrook Road
Barnoldswick, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 142856
- UKPRN
- 10056714
- Establishment No.
- 4040
- Trust
- PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
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