Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson

5–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119654URN

Holland Place, Off Reedyford Road, Nelson, BB9 8HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

50 applications for 23 places · 272nd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2024

Inspection history

20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
29 January 2014
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

50 applications · 23 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.3; 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	23	50	2.2	19	0.83
Sep 2025	24	63	2.6	24	1.00
Sep 2024	30	62	2.1	26	0.87
Sep 2023	23	62	2.7	18	0.78
Sep 2022	30	62	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	77	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2020	30	72	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	99	3.3	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	82	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	106	3.5	44	1.47
Sep 2016	30	107	3.6	37	1.23
Sep 2015	29	107	3.7	42	1.45
Sep 2014	23	52	2.3	21	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 57% · Maths 96% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%280th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	57%	4%	109	107
2023/24	53%	10%	103	105
2022/23	55%	3%	103	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

Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, NelsonThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bradley Primary School
0.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Barrowford School
0.7 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

4.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Lomeshaye Junior School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

80%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
1.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Walverden Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

3.5applications per place 18%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119654 · 888/3757
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 40.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Holland Place, Off Reedyford Road, Nelson, BB9 8HD
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

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