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

Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 205 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141981. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 205
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 141981

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 24 January 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 40% of pupils at Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Walton Lane Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-lane-nursery-school-e119079): 730 m. Nursery. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- [Castercliff Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castercliff-primary-school-e142055): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Walverden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walverden-primary-school-e119178): 830 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pendle Vale College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-vale-college-e134989): 1.1 km. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Pendle Community High School & College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-community-high-school-and-college-e135015): 1.1 km. Special. School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- [Edenfield Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edenfield-girls-high-school-e147301): 1.3 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141981)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141981)

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