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EnglandNorth WestPendleBB9 9TQNelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Primary

Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Pendle · Nelson · BB9 9TQ www.st-philips.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
140
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
140
Pupils · 2024/25
78%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
140
Pupils · 2024/25
78%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio27.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

Finance£7382 spend / pupil£7574 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-12pp
70%51%32%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
5%
-5pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
58%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
58%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
5%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
99.0

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
140
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
78%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Leeds Road, Nelson, BB9 9TQ
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%5%63%21%58%11%68%11%68%58%100.0100.099.013%140
2023/2470%10%80%25%75%10%80%20%75%80%105.0105.0104.016%140
2022/2345%0%50%10%60%10%65%15%65%50%101.0103.0101.0-3.80-0.80-0.9014%138
2018/1932%5%47%11%74%11%53%5%68%74%99.0100.0103.0-2.60+0.40-2.6014%140
2017/1845%0%50%20%65%15%50%0%50%55%100.099.0104.0+0.70+2.50-0.5016%140
2016/176%0%18%0%65%0%29%0%47%47%95.097.099.0-5.40+0.50-4.2016%140

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
2024/2514023.313%78%42%7%24%
2023/2414018.416%76%35%8%26%
2022/2313820.814%78%35%8%27%
2021/2214017.514%81%29%9%31%
2020/2114028.014%82%26%
2018/1914021.614%63%25%5%16%
2017/1814018.716%60%28%4%9%
2016/1714016.516%58%26%5%12%

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