UK Schools
Colne Park High School
Colne Park High School is a mixed secondary academy in Colne, Lancashire County Council, teaching 989 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 38 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 11 holidays and 5 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Colne Park High School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Colne Park High School.
- 26 Staff Training Day
- 27 School opens (8.40am Year 7 and Prefects) (11.15am Year 8–11)
- 18 Early Closure for Open Evening
- 26 Staff Training Day
- 17 School closes 3.10pm
- 20–31 Half Term Holiday
- 3 School re-opens 8.40am
- 19 School closes 3.10pm
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (approx two weeks between Autumn and Spring terms)
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday (approx two weeks between Autumn and Spring terms)
- 1 New Year’s Day Bank Holiday
- 5 Staff Training Day
- 6 Staff Training Day
- 7 School re-opens 8.40am
- 13 School closes 3.10pm
- 16–20 Half Term Holiday
- 23 School re-opens 8.40am
- 27 School closes 3.10pm
- 30–31 Easter Holiday (approx two weeks between Spring and Summer terms)
- 1–10 Easter Holiday (approx two weeks between Spring and Summer terms)
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 School re-opens 8.40am
- 4 Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 School closes 3.10pm
- 25–29 Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 School re-opens 8.40am
- 19 Staff Training Day
- 17 School closes 12.20pm
- 18–31 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks between academic years)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks between academic years)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Day Aug 26, 2025 Inset Day
- School opens (8.40am Year 7 and Prefects) (11.15am Year 8–11) Aug 27, 2025 Event
- Early Closure for Open Evening Sep 18, 2025 Event
- Staff Training Day Sep 26, 2025 Inset Day
- School closes 3.10pm Oct 17, 2025 Event
- Half Term Holiday Oct 20–31, 2025 Holiday
- School re-opens 8.40am Nov 3, 2025 Event
- School closes 3.10pm Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Staff Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day Jan 6, 2026 Inset Day
- School re-opens 8.40am Jan 7, 2026 Event
- School closes 3.10pm Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Half Term Holiday Feb 16–20, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens 8.40am Feb 23, 2026 Event
- School closes 3.10pm Mar 27, 2026 Event
- School re-opens 8.40am Apr 13, 2026 Event
- Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School closes 3.10pm May 22, 2026 Event
- Half Term Holiday May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens 8.40am Jun 1, 2026 Event
- Staff Training Day Jun 19, 2026 Inset Day
- School closes 12.20pm Jul 17, 2026 Event
- Christmas Holiday (approx two weeks between Autumn and Spring terms) Dec 22, 2025–Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (approx two weeks between Spring and Summer terms) Mar 30–Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (approx six weeks between academic years) Jul 18–Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Colne Park High School with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 38 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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Attendance 30.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 85% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lancashire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Colne Park High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Colne Park High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.