School admissions in Colne
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
9 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 1.13 | 30 |
| Colne Lord Street School | 1.07 | 29 |
| Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.07 | 30 |
| Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.07 | 30 |
| Laneshaw Bridge Primary | 1.00 | 23 |
| Trawden Forest Primary School | 1.00 | 30 |
| Park Primary School | 0.92 | 53 |
| West Street Community Primary School | 0.87 | 30 |
| Colne Primet Primary School | 0.80 | 20 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School | 1.08 | 179 |
| Colne Park High School | 0.99 | 212 |
| Colne Primet Academy | 0.68 | 154 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.