Colne Primet Academy (formerly Colne Primet High School) is a mixed secondary school located in

Colne Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located northeast of Nelson, north-east of Burnley, east of Preston and west of Leeds. The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Va ...

in the

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. Previously a community school, administered by

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, Colne Primet High School converted to academy status on 1 January 2013, and was renamed Colne Primet Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Pendle Education Trust, but continues to coordinate with Lancashire County Council for admissions. Colne Primet Academy offers

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, BTECs and

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courses as programmes of study for pupils.

Notable former staff

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, cricketer

References

External links

Colne Primet Academy official website
{{authority control Secondary schools in Lancashire Colne Academies in Lancashire Schools in the Borough of Pendle