Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Trent Road
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 0NX
Phone 01282615055
Reference Number 141981

General Makeup

Number of pupils 208
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.73%
Girls: 43.27%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 31.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 9 28
2 17 14 31
3 15 17 32
4 14 15 29
5 18 13 31
6 19 12 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 52.4%
Pakistani 21.6%
White, Other 8.7%
White & Asian 6.3%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 1%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-03-01
Date Description Report
2024-01-23 School inspection School inspection
2018-05-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 27 7 2 0 0 36
2. My child feels safe at this school 25 7 3 0 1 36
3. My child makes good progress at this school 27 6 2 0 1 36
4. My child is well looked after at this school 27 6 1 1 1 36
5. My child is taught well at this school 26 7 2 0 1 36
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 24 8 2 1 1 36
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 26 5 1 2 2 36
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 23 2 1 4 6 36
9. This school is well led and managed 26 4 2 1 3 36
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 21 8 5 1 1 36
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 23 8 3 2 0 36
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 31 5

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 45% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.3 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 26 1
Third Preference 19 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Walton Lane Nursery School
Walton Lane, Nelson, BB9 8BP
0.45 miles
Castercliff Primary School
Marsden Hall Road North, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 8JJ
0.46 miles
Walverden Primary School
Bracewell Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0TL
0.52 miles
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Leeds Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 9TQ
0.82 miles
McMillan Nursery School
Railway Street, Nelson, BB9 9AG
0.85 miles
Pendle View Primary School
Gibfield Road, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JT
0.87 miles
Bradley Nursery School
Bradley Road East, Nelson, BB9 7QH
0.89 miles
Bradley Primary School
Dover Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7RF
0.9 miles
Marsden Community Primary School
Percy Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0BE
0.98 miles
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Hibson Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0PY
1.1 miles
Colne Primet Primary School
Tatton Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JE
1.12 miles
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Lomeshaye Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0DQ
1.15 miles
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
Holland Place, Off Reedyford Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 8HD
1.15 miles
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
Every Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7HF
1.17 miles
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School
35 Norfolk Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7SY
1.23 miles
Lomeshaye Junior School
Norfolk Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7SY
1.27 miles
Briercliffe Primary School
Delamere Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2JU
1.42 miles
Barrowford School
Rushton Street, Barrowford, Barrowford Primary School, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 6EA
1.58 miles
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Halifax Road, Brierfield, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 5BL
1.58 miles
Colne Lord Street School
Lord Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 9AR
1.64 miles
Name Distance
Pendle Vale College
Oxford Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 8LF
0.67 miles
Pendle Community High School & College
Oxford Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 8LF
0.68 miles
Edenfield Girls' High School
Brunswick Street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0PQ
0.81 miles
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Gibfield Road, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JT
0.82 miles
Colne Primet Academy
Dent Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8JF
1.03 miles
The Nook School
Knotts Lane, Colne, BB8 8HH
1.2 miles
Marsden Heights Community College
Edge End Lane, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0PR
1.39 miles
Nelson and Colne College
Scotland Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7YT
1.41 miles
Compass Community School Lancashire
Bend Hill Farm, Granville Street, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 2RA
1.94 miles
Rosa House School
Bronte Farm, Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 3RB
2.03 miles
Sir John Thursby Community College
Eastern Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2AT
2.4 miles
Ridgewood Community High School
Eastern Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2AT
2.44 miles
Colne Park High School
Venables Avenue, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7DP
2.51 miles
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ormerod Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 3AA
3.19 miles
Olive High
Shorey Bank, Burnley, BB11 2RY
3.46 miles
Burnley College
Princess Way, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 0AN
3.56 miles
Unity College
Townley Holmes, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 3DF
3.79 miles
Lincoln House School
25-27 Clifton Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 0QZ
3.82 miles
The Alternative School
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4.22 miles
The Rose School
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4.69 miles
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