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EnglandNorth WestPendleBB9 0NXGreat Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
Primary

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

Primary

Pendle · Nelson · BB9 0NX www.stjohnsnelson.co.uk

Pupils
205
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
40%
-17pp
57%43%28%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
205
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
35%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Trent Road, Nelson, BB9 0NX
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2540%7%60%30%53%10%50%13%67%70%103.0101.0105.018%205
2023/2457%3%67%37%67%7%63%20%67%73%105.0103.0106.017%208
2022/2345%0%62%21%59%3%66%10%69%72%102.0102.0104.0+1.70+0.10+2.3015%207
2018/1952%3%58%19%65%23%68%16%65%84%102.0102.0105.0+2.30+3.30+1.3017%211
2017/1828%0%52%17%38%7%45%3%41%55%99.096.0100.0+1.10-0.70-1.30209
2016/1740%3%47%17%60%10%43%7%57%57%99.097.0102.0+3.20+2.80-0.4011%207

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520523.318%35%39%7%22%
2023/2420823.117%32%37%7%20%
2022/2320723.015%31%33%6%20%
2021/2220729.618%30%30%7%18%
2020/2120920.918%28%33%
2018/1921121.117%14%29%4%13%
2017/1826.14%8%
2016/1720723.011%16%31%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.