Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school, marked by a supportive and engaging learning environment. The school demonstrates a commitment to providing high-quality education with a well-organized curriculum that helps pupils achieve positive outcomes. Notably, the school is particularly effective in supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring their active participation in all aspects of school life. Additionally, the school fosters a strong sense of community and respects diversity, contributing to pupils' positive behavior and well-rounded character development.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe, and show respect for each other.
• Well-organized curriculum that promotes key knowledge and vocabulary.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong promotion of reading and literacy skills.
• Commitment to diversity and character development.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in early years curriculum learning expectations.
• Occasional mismatch between selected activities and curriculum intentions.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.9% of pupils at Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.0% of pupils at Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson received £8,386 and spent £8,727 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £80,000 (£399 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson have?

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson cover?

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson?

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson is at Holland Place, Off Reedyford Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 8HD.