Marsden Community 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 04/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Percy Street, Nelson, BB9 0BE
Website: www.marsdenschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01282612769
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicole Delamere
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119176

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 453
Number of Boys: 231
Number of Girls: 222

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 3 to 5.9
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 2.2 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
McMillan Nursery School
Railway Street , BB9 9AG 		2out of 4 270 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bradley Nursery School
Bradley Road East , BB9 7QH 		4out of 4 928 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodfield Nursery School
Sefton Street , Brierfield BB9 5BE 		3out of 4 1,602 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Walton Lane Nursery School
Walton Lane , BB9 8BP 		4out of 4 2,448 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marsden Community Primary School
Percy Street , BB9 0BE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John Southworth Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
Lomeshaye Road , BB9 0DQ 		3out of 4 313 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Hibson Road , BB9 0PY 		3out of 4 388 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
Every Street , BB9 7HF 		4out of 4 623 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Leeds Road , BB9 9TQ 		3out of 4 757 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marsden Heights Community College
Edge End Lane , BB9 0PR 		- not rated 834 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pendle Vale College
Oxford Road , BB9 8LF 		3out of 4 1,911 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 2,536 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colne Primet Academy
Dent Street , BB8 8JF 		3out of 4 2,815 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 1,543 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Edenfield Girls' High School
Brunswick Street , Nelson BB9 0PQ 		- not rated 365 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Ghausia School
1-3 Cross Street , BB9 7EN 		- not rated 549 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School
35 Norfolk Street , BB9 7SY 		- not rated 934 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pendle Community High School & College
Oxford Road , BB9 8LF 		4out of 4 2,046 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pendle View Primary School
Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT 		4out of 4 2,446 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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