Deputy Headteacher
Salary £64,691 to £73,105 a yearCloses 11 Dec
Full time
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Park Primary School
Park Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Colne, United Kingdom with 319 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 7 July 2026: strong standard in 2 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Deputy Headteacher (closes 11 December).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
- Head
- Sarah Midgley, Headteacher
- Type
- State-maintained, Primary
- Pupils
- 319 pupils · 50% girls · 46.7% eligible for free school meals · 8.5% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 44 (13.8%) on SEN support · 17 (5.3%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Lancashire
- Location
- Colne, BB8 0QJ, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01282863225
- Website
- colnepark.lancs.sch.uk
- Register number
- URN 119172 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Report card, 7 July 2026: strong standard in 2 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met
Vacancies (1)
Exam results
| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 57% | 4% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 13% |
| 2022/23 | 47% | 5% |
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Report card (7 July 2026)
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2026 | Report card | Strong standard in 2 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 18.0 | 17.7 | – | 0 | £47,300 |
| 2024/25 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 17% | 0 | £45,835 |
| 2023/24 | 16.0 | 20.7 | 6% | 0 | £41,123 |
| 2022/23 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 19% | 0 | £40,195 |
| 2021/22 | 19.8 | 17.4 | 5% | 0 | £38,383 |
| 2020/21 | 17.0 | 21.1 | 18% | 0 | £41,241 |
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 16.6 | 23.0 | 6% | 0 | £38,967 |
| 2018/19 | 16.2 | 23.6 | 10% | 0 | £39,980 |
| 2017/18 | 17.4 | 22.1 | 6% | 0 | £34,717 |
| 2016/17 | 16.6 | 21.6 | 12% | 0 | £36,013 |
| 2015/16 | 16.6 | 22.3 | 12% | 0 | £35,589 |
| 2014/15 | 14.0 | 23.6 | 14% | 0 | £37,916 |
| 2013/14 | 14.0 | 23.0 | 14% | 0 | £39,529 |
| 2012/13 | 14.2 | 21.5 | 25% | 0 | £39,811 |
| 2011/12 | 10.8 | 27.6 | 9% | 0 | £40,498 |
| 2010/11 | 11.8 | 24.9 | 20% | 0 | £39,263 |
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6.3% | 2.0% | 20.4% | 1.1% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 2.2% | 21.2% | 0.0% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 1.4% | 19.2% | 0.3% |
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 1.5% | 17.2% | 0.3% |
| 2021/22 | 4.8% | 1.3% | 12.4% | 0.3% |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 1.1% | 10.1% | 1.2% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 1.3% | 9.3% | 0.3% |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 1.6% | 15.0% | 0.6% |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 1.4% | 12.2% | 0.0% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
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Sources
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.
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