Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 29 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119438
Address
Hibson Road, BB9 0PY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
407 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.1%
Girls
49.9%
First language not English
24.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.9%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 53.3%
White British 29.5%
Mixed 9.3%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other White 2.2%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingBelow average-2.2
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
52
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
48
26
22
Year 1
60
28
32
Year 2
60
28
32
Year 3
59
28
31
Year 4
59
35
24
Year 5
61
29
32
Year 6
60
30
30
Year 2023-2024

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