Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2016
Expected Standard
18%
Demand Ratio
0.7x
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Nelson, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Nelson, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 212 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 18% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #437 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #13,994 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 30.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
18%
Read SS
97
Maths SS
99
GPS SS
99
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
32%
Read SS
100
Maths SS
99
GPS SS
100
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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