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Trawden Forest Primary School

Community school · Colne · BB8 8RN

Ages 4–11 · 193 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-05-18

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)25%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
177

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
75
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

193 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
193
Boys / girls
110 / 83
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
193 / 210 (92%)
Free school meals
10.4%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Stinchon

Location

Address
Dean Street, Trawden
Postcode
BB8 8RN
Town
Colne
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Colne, Lancashire, 193 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.4%.

Open schools in Colne
14
Primary schools in Colne
9
Academies among open schools in Colne
36% (5)
Open schools in BB8
15
Primary in BB8
9
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Stinchon
Telephone
01282865242
Website
www.trawden.lancs.sch.uk

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