Pendle Primary Academy
Walter Street, Nelson, BB9 5AW
415 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 30.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 21 January 2026. 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 | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 66 | 85 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 47 | 47 | 79 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 54 | 78 | 54 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 63 | 83 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 43 | 70 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 50 | 73 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 56 | 84 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 50 | 42 | 66 | 43 |
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 Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Reedley Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Casterton Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · 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.