Pendle Primary Academy 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 12/02/2015. 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 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Walter Street, Nelson

School Information

Address: Walter Street, Nelson, BB9 5AW
Website: www.pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01282615927
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Thompson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139053

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 412
Number of Boys: 217
Number of Girls: 195

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 2 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodfield Nursery School
Sefton Street , Brierfield BB9 5BE 		3out of 4 145 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
McMillan Nursery School
Railway Street , BB9 9AG 		2out of 4 1,973 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Reedley Hallows Nursery School
Burnley Campus , Barden Lane BB10 1JD 		4out of 4 1,986 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bradley Nursery School
Bradley Road East , BB9 7QH 		4out of 4 2,554 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Basnett Street Nursery School
Basnett Street , BB10 3ES 		4out of 4 2,593 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pendle Primary Academy
Walter Street , Brierfield BB9 5AW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield
Halifax Road , Brierfield BB9 5BL 		3out of 4 499 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Reedley Primary School
Reedley Road , Reedley BB10 2NE 		3out of 4 586 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Casterton Primary Academy
Casterton Primary Academy, Thames Avenue , BB10 2PZ 		1out of 4 1,162 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Thames Avenue , BB10 2PZ 		- not rated 1,313 yd Academy converter 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 871 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sir John Thursby Community College
Eastern Avenue , BB10 2AT 		3out of 4 2,499 yd Foundation school 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 2,768 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holly Grove School
Burnley Campus, Barden Lane , BB10 1JD 		4out of 4 1,986 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Ghausia School
1-3 Cross Street , BB9 7EN 		- not rated 2,009 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Edenfield Girls' High School
Brunswick Street , Nelson BB9 0PQ 		- not rated 2,068 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School
35 Norfolk Street , BB9 7SY 		- not rated 2,208 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Ridgewood Community High School
Eastern Avenue , BB10 2AT 		3out of 4 2,431 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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