Education Colne Grammar School Colne Grammar School was a focus for education from the Middle Ages and had John Tillotson an Archbishop of Canterbury (1691–1694) amongst its alumni. Construction of the 'new school' on Barrowford Road was completed 1941. It finally closed in the late 20th century when Nelson and Colne College, which then occupied the building, consolidated its operations on a site in nearby Barrowford. The impressive red brick building, was converted to apartments in 2009 and now forms the centrepiece of an executive housing development known as The Locks. Pre-schools There are several pre-schools in the area which are spread across the town. Primary schools There are several primary schools in the Colne area, one of which is a Catholic school. The schools in the town are: Colne Lord Street Primary School West Street Community Primary School Sacred Heart Catholic school Colne Primet Primary School Colne Park Primary School Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Schools in the immediate area include: Foulridge St Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Trawden Forest Primary School Laneshaw Bridge Primary School For details of more schools around Colne see Foulridge, Trawden, Nelson, Laneshaw Bridge and Brierfield. High schools There are also three high schools in Colne: Colne Primet Academy, Park High School and Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School. Colleges and further education Nelson and Colne College is the main provider of post-16 education in the area – there is no grammar school or continuing sixth form centre, the nearest being in Burnley and Skipton. Nelson and Colne College offers AS-level and A-level qualifications, as well as BTEC, City and Guilds, Open College of the North West and some professional qualifications. The college also has tie-ins with some higher education institutions. Religion St Bartholomew's Church, on Church Street, dates from before 1122 when the town's market was located in the churchyard. In 1988 the church was designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage. The Grade I listing is for buildings "of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important". Other churches and former churches in the town include the Church of England Christ Church (founded 1836), Holy Trinity Church and St. Bartholomew's Church; Mount Zion United Methodist Church and St John's Methodist Church; Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church; the Salvation Army Hall on Market Place (now a Citizens Advice Bureau);