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EnglandNorth WestPendleBB9 0BEMarsden Community Primary School
Primary

Marsden Community Primary School

Primary

Pendle · Nelson · BB9 0BE www.marsdenschool.co.uk

Pupils
420
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
73%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
73%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Marsden Community Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-3pp
68%59%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
8%
+1pp
8%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
420
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
73%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Percy Street, Nelson, BB9 0BE
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
2024/2565%8%67%25%75%10%82%15%75%72%104.0105.0104.017%420
2023/2468%7%76%34%80%12%83%20%80%81%106.0105.0105.014%449
2022/2367%3%74%21%75%5%82%15%77%74%105.0105.0104.0+0.30+0.40+1.2012%452
2018/1950%3%52%10%77%10%74%13%77%79%100.0104.0106.0+1.40+4.50+3.5010%429
2017/1863%5%68%19%75%17%83%22%79%84%103.0104.0107.0+3.40+4.40+5.3012%430
2016/1762%2%70%13%73%15%82%13%75%82%102.0104.0108.0+1.60+2.30+2.8014%427

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
2024/2542018.717%73%33%5%12%
2023/2444920.614%68%21%6%21%
2022/2345222.312%67%20%7%24%
2021/2245421.611%66%18%6%20%
2020/2145323.510%70%17%
2018/1942923.810%66%18%4%8%
2017/1843024.012%67%21%4%6%
2016/1742722.614%76%23%5%10%

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