Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Hibson Road, Nelson, BB9 0PY
408 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 37.7%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 5 February 2025, published 9 March 2025. 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 | 58% |
| 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?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 53 | 138 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 55 | 146 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 65 | 167 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 40 | 140 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 63 | 151 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 64 | 161 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 69 | 208 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 56 | 64 | 179 | 56 |
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
- Marsden Community Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Whitefield Infant School and Nursery 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Lomeshaye Junior School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.