Bradley Primary School
Dover Street, Nelson, BB9 7RF
417 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 55.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 May 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 62 | 158 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 61 | 135 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 62 | 163 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 65 | 148 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 47 | 110 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 43 | 128 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 50 | 126 | 56 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 47 | 38 | 115 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Walverden Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Whitefield Infant School and Nursery 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lomeshaye Junior School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Barrowford School 1.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.