Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School

School overview

Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Nelson, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 140 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School 'Good'. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 12.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 100 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 27 first choices for 19 places. Overall pupil absence was 8.2%. There are about 23.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 42% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.