Pendle Primary Academy | School performance

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

423

Pupils · 2024/25

92%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

423

Pupils · 2024/25

92%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

423

Pupils · 2024/25

92%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLancashire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Pendle Primary Academy · Primary · Lancashire

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

64%

+13pp

67%59%51%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

RWM higher standard

+2pp

12%8%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

31%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

12%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

36%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

86%

SPAG higher standard

49%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

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

423

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

92%

FSM eligible

30%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Walter Street, Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 5AW

Local authority

Lancashire

Website

www.pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01282615927

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	64%	5%	78%	31%	73%	12%	73%	36%	78%	86%	105.0	105.0	109.0	—	—	—	15%	423
2023/24	51%	3%	68%	19%	64%	12%	75%	20%	76%	81%	103.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	14%	412
2022/23	59%	12%	71%	27%	80%	22%	75%	32%	83%	81%	104.0	106.0	107.0	+0.30	+2.80	+2.60	13%	413
2018/19	67%	7%	74%	12%	81%	25%	81%	32%	77%	82%	103.0	106.0	109.0	+1.50	+3.40	+3.40	12%	420
2017/18	67%	7%	69%	14%	84%	24%	84%	31%	76%	86%	102.0	105.0	108.0	+0.20	+3.70	+3.40	12%	407
2016/17	65%	4%	67%	6%	83%	20%	81%	22%	83%	81%	101.0	105.0	107.0	+1.90	+6.00	+5.10	11%	416

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	423	23.2	15%	92%	30%	6%	13%
2023/24	412	21.0	14%	63%	25%	7%	26%
2022/23	413	20.3	13%	64%	22%	8%	28%
2021/22	411	21.7	12%	70%	22%	7%	28%
2020/21	412	21.9	12%	76%	23%	—	—
2018/19	420	22.5	12%	90%	22%	5%	13%
2017/18	407	21.2	12%	92%	22%	5%	11%
2016/17	416	23.1	11%	67%	24%	5%	11%