Community school · Lancashire

Walverden Primary School

3–11Ages
448Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119178URN

Bracewell Street, Nelson, BB9 0TL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

118 applications for 51 places · 243rd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 April 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

118 applications · 51 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	51	118	2.3	38	0.75
Sep 2025	59	134	2.3	57	0.97
Sep 2024	58	130	2.2	52	0.90
Sep 2023	51	108	2.1	49	0.96
Sep 2022	37	96	2.6	36	0.97
Sep 2021	52	114	2.2	48	0.92
Sep 2020	60	138	2.3	64	1.07
Sep 2019	53	104	2.0	51	0.96
Sep 2018	60	107	1.8	43	0.72
Sep 2017	55	104	1.9	46	0.84
Sep 2016	22	98	4.5	19	0.86
Sep 2015	60	125	2.1	56	0.93
Sep 2014	51	99	1.9	42	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 77% · Maths 70% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%193rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	12%	103	104
2023/24	67%	8%	103	106
2022/23	60%	8%	102	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Walverden Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

4.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Marsden Community Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Bradley Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Lancashire

2026

3.5applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
1.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Castercliff Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119178 · 888/2092
Capacity: 420 pupils · 448 on roll
Free school meals: 41.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bracewell Street, Nelson, BB9 0TL
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources