1
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson
Outstanding
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These rankings cover primary schools in the town of Nelson based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Graded primary schools
17
Outstanding
2
Good
15
Median inspection year
2014
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 12% · G: 88% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
Summary
Outstanding: 2
Good: 15
Requires improvement: 0
Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
Jan 2012
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Latest inspection
Nov 2023
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These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
2
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
Primary • Community school • Nelson
Outstanding
3
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson
Good
4
Pendle Primary Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson
Good
5
Barrowford School
Primary • Community school • Nelson
Good
6
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson
Good
7
Castercliff Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson
Good
8
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Nelson
Good
9
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson
Good
10
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson
Good
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How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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