Pendle Primary Academy

Pendle Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Nelson, Lancashire, Pendle Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 423 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in November 2025. 64% 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 risen by 13.0 percentage points year on 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 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Pendle Primary Academy is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 66 first choices for 60 places. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.