Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Castercliff Primary School

4–11Ages
387Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142055URN

Marsden Hall Road North, Nelson, BB9 8JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

76 applications for 37 places · 303rd 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 GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

8 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
25 April 2018
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

76 applications · 37 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Nelson Castercliff Community Primary School (URN 119281), 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	37	76	2.1	30	0.81
Sep 2025	35	86	2.5	36	1.03
Sep 2024	45	101	2.2	41	0.91
Sep 2023	52	98	1.9	50	0.96
Sep 2022	47	90	1.9	45	0.96
Sep 2021	45	93	2.1	42	0.93
Sep 2020	59	103	1.8	42	0.71
Sep 2019	58	98	1.7	51	0.88
Sep 2018	45	91	2.0	31	0.69
Sep 2017	37	86	2.3	32	0.86
Sep 2016	44	78	1.8	42	0.95
Sep 2015 *	45	82	1.8	37	0.82
Sep 2014 *	38	72	1.9	35	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 63% · Maths 70% → 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 standard72%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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%	103	103
2023/24	38%	6%	99	100
2022/23	40%	5%	101	101

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

Castercliff Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Colne Primet Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Walverden Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bradley Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 60%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
Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
1.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Marsden Community Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
1.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142055 · 888/2002
Trust: Pendle Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 387 on roll
Free school meals: 47.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Nelson Castercliff Community Primary School (URN 119281)
Address: Marsden Hall Road North, Nelson, BB9 8JJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Pendle

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