Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

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

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141981URN

Trent Road, Nelson, BB9 0NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

51 applications for 21 places · 213th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2024

Inspection history

24 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
22 May 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

51 applications · 21 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Great Marsden St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 119436), the previous school.

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	21	51	2.4	18	0.86
Sep 2025	29	64	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2024	27	72	2.7	27	1.00
Sep 2023	21	57	2.7	21	1.00
Sep 2022	29	60	2.1	27	0.93
Sep 2021	28	57	2.0	25	0.89
Sep 2020	30	76	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2019	29	68	2.3	33	1.14
Sep 2018	30	57	1.9	25	0.83
Sep 2017	30	57	1.9	24	0.80
Sep 2016	30	53	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2015 *	26	40	1.5	21	0.81
Sep 2014 *	30	69	2.3	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 53% · Maths 50% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%390th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	40%	7%	103	101
2023/24	57%	3%	105	103
2022/23	45%	0%	102	102

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

Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Castercliff Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Walverden Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

4.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Bradley Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Marsden Community Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Colne Primet Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.9 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141981 · 888/2001
Trust: Cidari Education Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2015
Replaced: Great Marsden St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 119436)
Address: Trent Road, Nelson, BB9 0NX
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

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