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74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
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Colne Park High School
- Pupils on roll
- 989of 1,075 places
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 209
- Ofsted
- Report card, 21 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Needs attentionPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Colne Park High School (URN 119719, until 1 September 2018).
What the data says
Colne Park High School has no sixth form. Of the 211 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 71% to a further education college and 9% started an apprenticeship.
13% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 9% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 63% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lancashire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Colne Park High School | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 211 | 13,296 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 72% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 71% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Colne Park High School | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.0 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 62% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.50 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 30% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 26.9 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.8 | 49.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 208 | 100% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 59% |
| Mathematics | 208 | 100% | 88% | 4% | 22% | 70% |
| Religious Studies | 189 | 90% | 31% | 5% | 32% | 33% |
| English Literature | 189 | 90% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 141 | 67% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 43% |
| French | 132 | 63% | 18% | 3% | 29% | 37% |
| History | 102 | 49% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 56% |
| Geography | 88 | 42% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 38% |
| Biology | 56 | 27% | 23% | 4% | 45% | 91% |
| Physics | 56 | 27% | 23% | 11% | 46% | 89% |
| Chemistry | 55 | 26% | 23% | 11% | 47% | 96% |
| Fine Art | 46 | 22% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 70% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 11% | 13% | 5% | 30% | 45% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 10% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 75% |
| Music | 6 | 3% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 83% |
| Graphic Communication | 6 | 3% | 1% | 17% | 23% | 50% |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 0% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Health | 45 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 37 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 14 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 7 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 5 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.