# Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 408 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119438. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 408
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 119438

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 5 February 2025
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, 58% of pupils at Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 58% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [Marsden Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsden-community-primary-school-e119176): 350 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-southworth-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149849): 440 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 18% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Marsden Heights Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsden-heights-community-college-e146276): 470 m. Secondary. Good (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [McMillan Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mcmillan-nursery-school-e119095): 580 m. Nursery. Good (overall), March 2023
- [Edenfield Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edenfield-girls-high-school-e147301): 660 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Whitefield Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-infant-school-and-nursery-e119179): 840 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade

## 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/119438)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119438)

## How to cite

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