Best Primary schools in Nelson
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.
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
Summary
These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
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1.Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
2.Whitefield Infant School and NurseryPrimary • Community school • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2013 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
3.Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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4.Pendle Primary AcademyPrimary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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5.Barrowford SchoolPrimary • Community school • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Apr 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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6.Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England AcademyPrimary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2018 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
7.Castercliff Primary SchoolPrimary • Academy sponsor led • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2018 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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8.St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary • Academy converter • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Sep 2016 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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9.Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Dec 2015 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
10.Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, NelsonPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Nelson • BB9 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Feb 2014 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good
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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