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Schools in Nelson, Lancashire

26 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

26

Total Schools

17

Primary

2

Secondary

0

SEND

1

Outstanding

7

Good

0

Req. Improvement

0

Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 8 of 26 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Nelson

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

1Pendle Vale College42.5Attainment 8
2Marsden Heights Community College40.3Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Rating

Phase

School Type

26 of 26 schools

Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 6QT

OutstandingPrimaryAges 4–11

121 pupils

KS2: 88% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Barrowford School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 6EA

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

327 pupils

KS2: 50% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Bradley Nursery School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 7QH

GoodNurseryAges 2–4

188 pupils

View school →Local authority nursery school

Marsden Heights Community College

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 0PR

GoodSecondaryAges 11–16

1,048 pupils

Attainment 8: 40.3

Trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

McMillan Nursery School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 9AG

GoodNurseryAges 2–5

90 pupils

View school →Local authority nursery school

Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 9TQ

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

140 pupils

KS2: 58% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Pendle Primary Academy

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 5AW

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

423 pupils

KS2: 64% met expected standard

Trust: PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Woodfield Nursery School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 5BE

GoodNurseryAges 2–5

111 pupils

View school →Local authority nursery school

Al-Ikhlaas Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 7SY

Not ratedAges 3–11

152 pupils

View school →Other independent school

Blacko Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 6LS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

101 pupils

KS2: 75% met expected standard

Trust: APEX COLLABORATIVE TRUST

View school →Academy converter

Bradley Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 7RF

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

415 pupils

KS2: 60% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Castercliff Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 8JJ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

383 pupils

KS2: 57% met expected standard

Trust: PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

East Lancashire Learning Group

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 7YT

Not rated16 plusAges 16–99

View school →Further education

Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 0NX

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

205 pupils

KS2: 40% met expected standard

Trust: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED

View school →Academy sponsor led

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 8HD

Not ratedPrimaryAges 5–11

204 pupils

KS2: 57% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 5BL

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

122 pupils

KS2: 86% met expected standard

Trust: ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy converter

Lomeshaye Junior School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 7SY

Not ratedPrimaryAges 7–11

360 pupils

KS2: 80% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Marsden Community Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 0BE

Not ratedPrimaryAges 5–11

420 pupils

KS2: 65% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 0PY

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

407 pupils

KS2: 58% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Pendle Community High School & College

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 8LF

Not ratedAges 11–19

163 pupils

Attainment 8: 0.9

View school →Community special school

Pendle Vale College

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 8LF

Not rated1 jobSecondaryAges 11–16

1,042 pupils

Attainment 8: 42.5

View school →Community school

Roughlee Church of England Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 6NX

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

51 pupils

KS2: 100% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 0DQ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 5–11

212 pupils

KS2: 18% met expected standard

Trust: ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy converter

Walton Lane Nursery School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 8BP

Not ratedNurseryAges 3–5

58 pupils

View school →Local authority nursery school

Walverden Primary School

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 0TL

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

451 pupils

KS2: 65% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Whitefield Infant School and Nursery

Nelson, Lancashire· BB9 7HF

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–7

332 pupils

View school →Community school