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Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School

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personMrs Julie Wood

location_onNelson, BB9 0PY

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

415

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Nelson, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Nelson, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 407 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #264 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #9,052 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%

Reading77% LA 73%

Writing65% LA 69%

Maths82% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 1.1

-2.2

Write

LA 0.1

-3.8 to -0.6

0.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.1 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.2

-3.1 to 0.1

-2.1

Write

LA 0.1

-3.6 to -0.6

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 65%

Reading77% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths83% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 3.3

Write

LA 0.1

0.9 to 5.1

3.8

Maths

LA 0.0

1.9 to 5.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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17 November 2015

Inspection Report

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11 December 2013

Inspection Report

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03 October 2013

Inspection Report

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30 September 2009

Inspection Report

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09 November 2006

Inspection Report

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30 April 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-11-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 407 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	407	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	406	4	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	406	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	407	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	405	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	416	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	416	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	411	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	415	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	416	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	412	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	413	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	415	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	385	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	384	3	0.8%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	384	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Other Difficulty/Disability 49 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils