# Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 200 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119654. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 200
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 119654

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 20 March 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, 57% of pupils at Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 57% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [Bradley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradley-primary-school-e119175): 420 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [East Lancashire Learning Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-lancashire-learning-group-e130738): 580 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bradley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradley-nursery-school-e119078): 650 m. Nursery. Good (overall), May 2023
- [Grow Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grow-independent-school-e149952): 690 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Barrowford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrowford-school-e119166): 740 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Al-Ikhlaas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-ikhlaas-primary-school-e136098): 840 m. 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/119654)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119654)

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