SCHOOL PROFILE

Colne Primet Academy: data, trends and context

Colne Primet Academy is a secondary school in Lancashire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
139130
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Lancashire
Region
North West
Trust
PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
BB8 8JF
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
805
FSM eligible
42.0%
EAL / First language other than English
34.5%
SEND (total)
22.9%
SEN Support
19.0%
EHCP
3.9%
White British
48.9%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
86.8%
Overall absence
13.2%
Persistent absence
41.8%
Severe absence
5.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
LancashireLocal authority91.5%8.5%2.8%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
59.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
23.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.70%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
35.4
English & maths grade 5+
24.2%
English & maths grade 4+
43.5%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Colne Primet Academy is a secondary school in Lancashire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.