Castercliff Primary School in Nelson - ratings, address, contact etc

Castercliff Primary School is a primary school located in Nelson. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Marsden Hall Road North, Nelson

School Information

Address:	Marsden Hall Road North, Nelson, BB9 8JJ
Website:	www.castercliffprimaryacademy.co.uk
Telephone:	01282617627
School Type:	Academy sponsor led
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Mark Sherwin
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	142055

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	315
Number of Pupils:	347
Number of Boys:	174
Number of Girls:	173

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.3%	4%
Persistent absence:	9.3%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

N/A: 2 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4.2

Writing

N/A: 2 Confidence interval 0 to 3.9

Maths

Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	61%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	5%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	102
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	105
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walton Lane Nursery School Walton Lane , BB9 8BP	4out of 4	681 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradley Nursery School Bradley Road East , BB9 7QH	4out of 4	1,448 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
McMillan Nursery School Railway Street , BB9 9AG	2out of 4	1,750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School West Street , BB8 0HP	3out of 4	2,741 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Castercliff Primary School Marsden Hall Road North , BB9 8JJ	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy Trent Road , BB9 0NX	3out of 4	811 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Colne Primet Primary School Tatton Street , BB8 8JE	3out of 4	1,160 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walverden Primary School Bracewell Street , BB9 0TL	3out of 4	1,186 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradley Primary School Dover Street , BB9 7RF	3out of 4	1,287 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pendle Vale College Oxford Road , BB9 8LF	3out of 4	485 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT	3out of 4	648 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colne Primet Academy Dent Street , BB8 8JF	3out of 4	1,002 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Marsden Heights Community College Edge End Lane , BB9 0PR	- not rated	2,836 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nelson and Colne College Scotland Road , BB9 7YT	- not rated	2,191 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pendle Community High School & College Oxford Road , BB9 8LF	4out of 4	429 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pendle View Primary School Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT	4out of 4	716 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Nook School Knotts Lane , Colne BB8 8HH	- not rated	1,628 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Edenfield Girls' High School Brunswick Street , Nelson BB9 0PQ	- not rated	1,658 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Ghausia School 1-3 Cross Street , BB9 7EN	- not rated	1,951 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.