Nelson St Philip's Church of England 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 09/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Leeds Road, Nelson, BB9 9TQ
Website: www.st-philips.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01282614463
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss R Moulden
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119437

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 140
Number of Boys: 74
Number of Girls: 66

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5.4 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:32%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradley Nursery School
Bradley Road East , BB9 7QH
4out of 4 208 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
McMillan Nursery School
Railway Street , BB9 9AG
2out of 4 531 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Walton Lane Nursery School
Walton Lane , BB9 8BP
4out of 4 2,000 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodfield Nursery School
Sefton Street , Brierfield BB9 5BE
3out of 4 2,335 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Leeds Road , BB9 9TQ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bradley Primary School
Dover Street , BB9 7RF
3out of 4 530 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Walverden Primary School
Bracewell Street , BB9 0TL
3out of 4 608 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
Every Street , BB9 7HF
4out of 4 674 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Marsden Community Primary School
Percy Street , BB9 0BE
3out of 4 757 yd Community school Yes 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 1,218 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Marsden Heights Community College
Edge End Lane , BB9 0PR
- not rated 1,569 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT
3out of 4 1,861 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colne Primet Academy
Dent Street , BB8 8JF
3out of 4 2,107 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 1,104 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 451 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Ghausia School
1-3 Cross Street , BB9 7EN
- not rated 512 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School
35 Norfolk Street , BB9 7SY
- not rated 715 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pendle Community High School & College
Oxford Road , BB9 8LF
4out of 4 1,363 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pendle View Primary School
Gibfield Road , BB8 8JT
4out of 4 1,740 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.