1
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 6QT
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Nelson
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2014)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Nelson. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
17
Outstanding
2
Good
15
Median inspection year
2014
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 12% · G: 88% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
Primary • Community school • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 7HF
Outstanding
3
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 9TQ
Good
4
Pendle Primary Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 5AW
Good
5
Barrowford School
Primary • Community school • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 6EA
Good
6
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 0NX
Good
7
Castercliff Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 8JJ
Good
8
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 0DQ
Good
9
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 0PY
Good
10
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson • Lancashire • BB9 8HD
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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