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EnglandNorth WestPendleBB9 0PYNelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary

Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Pendle · Nelson · BB9 0PY www.stpaulsnelson.co.uk/

Pupils
407
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£6640 spend / pupil£6524 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-3pp
70%64%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
8%
-3pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
82%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
43%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
407
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Hibson Road, Nelson, BB9 0PY
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
2024/2558%8%77%32%65%8%82%23%73%82%105.0104.0107.018%407
2023/2461%11%79%21%74%12%74%23%79%84%105.0104.0106.015%407
2022/2359%2%79%26%62%3%83%19%74%83%105.0105.0107.0-0.60-2.20+0.5015%415
2018/1959%10%69%17%68%17%78%25%78%83%102.0104.0105.0-1.50-2.10-0.308%413
2017/1870%10%77%17%83%23%83%33%93%87%104.0106.0106.0+1.20+3.00+3.809%384
2016/1773%20%83%43%83%30%90%37%83%87%107.0107.0107.0+2.80+2.10+2.006%358

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
2024/2540725.018%24%34%6%15%
2023/2440723.115%24%32%6%17%
2022/2341527.715%28%25%7%21%
2021/2241925.711%30%23%5%10%
2020/2141526.711%32%25%
2018/1941324.58%38%28%4%7%
2017/1838427.79%37%30%3%6%
2016/1735826.26%37%30%4%7%

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