Ofsted: Outstanding

Pendle View Primary School

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personMrs Fran Clayton

location_onColne, BB8 8JT

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2018

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Students

126

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

2-11

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Pendle View Primary School is a Community special school school in Colne, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Pendle View Primary School is a community special school in Colne, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 134 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 8.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading0% LA 73%

Writing0% LA 69%

Maths0% LA 72%

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Maths SS

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 60%

Reading0% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-12.2

Read

LA -0.2

-15.1 to -9.3

-10.9

Write

LA 0.1

-13.7 to -8.1

-12.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-15.2 to -9.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%England 65%

Reading0% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 3.9

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-3.0 to 3.8

0.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%

Reading0% LA 76%

Writing0% LA 78%

Maths0% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.1

-5.8 to -0.6

-2.5

Write

LA 0.1

-5 to 0

-2.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-5 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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08 February 2018

Inspection Report

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11 December 2012

Inspection Report

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05 May 2010

Inspection Report

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30 January 2007

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-02-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-12-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-05-05

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

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National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 134 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	134	1	0.7%	7.3%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	133	2	1.5%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	131	0	0.0%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	131	0	0.0%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	132	0	0.0%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	126	0	0.0%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	126	1	0.8%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	125	1	0.8%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	124	0	0.0%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	126	0	0.0%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	125	0	0.0%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	127	0	0.0%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	127	0	0.0%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	129	0	0.0%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	128	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	128	1	0.8%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	119	0	0.0%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	119	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	104	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 96 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Physical Disability 9 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Pendle View Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover