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Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss R Moulden

location_onNelson, BB9 9TQ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

138

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Nelson, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Nelson, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 140 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #148 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #5,836 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 73%

Writing58% LA 69%

Maths68% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.2

-6.5 to -1.0

-0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.5 to 1.8

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.5 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading47% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths53% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.2

-5.4 to 0.2

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-2.2 to 2.9

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.0 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 65%

Reading50% LA 76%

Writing65% LA 78%

Maths50% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 3.5

2.5

Write

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 5.1

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-3 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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16 January 2020

Inspection Report

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08 March 2016

Inspection Report

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10 December 2013

Inspection Report

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01 October 2013

Inspection Report

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04 October 2011

Inspection Report

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10 June 2009

Inspection Report

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11 November 2008

Inspection Report

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12 March 2008

Inspection Report

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15 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-01-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-03-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-01

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 140 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	139	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	139	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	138	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	140	1	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	139	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	140	1	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	139	1	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	140	3	2.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	139	1	0.7%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils