Primary schools in BB9 (postcode district)

There are 17 primary schools in BB9, teaching 4,641 pupils. Of the 17 with a score, 5 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 6 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in BB9 All schools in BB9

Pupils from low-income families37%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools5 of 17scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)11of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full7 of 17schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size26.5one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs5schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (17)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Whitefield Infant School and NurseryCouncil · ages 3-7 · Nelson	336	49%	No overall grade 2025	94	86 to 98
2	Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Nelson	121	12%	Outstanding 2023	93	83 to 98
3	Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Nelson	126	24%	Not inspected	89	46 to 99
4	Blacko Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Nelson	103	3%	Good 2022	86	63 to 96
5	Lomeshaye Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11 · Nelson	352	50%	Good 2022	81	68 to 88
6	Marsden Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11 · Nelson	415	42%	Good 2023	55	36 to 73
7	Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, NelsonRoman Catholic · ages 5-11 · Nelson	200	41%	Good 2024	54	29 to 77
8	Bradley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Nelson	417	56%	Good 2024	54	34 to 72
9	Walverden Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Nelson	448	42%	Good 2023	54	34 to 72
10	Roughlee Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Nelson	50	36%	Good 2022	50	22 to 78
11	Pendle Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Nelson	415	31%	Report card 2025	44	26 to 63
12	Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Nelson	408	38%	Not inspected	29	15 to 50
13	Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Nelson	137	42%	Good 2023	26	11 to 54
14	Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Nelson	205	36%	Good 2024	23	11 to 46
15	Castercliff Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Nelson	387	47%	Good 2023	19	10 to 35
16	Barrowford SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Nelson	312	44%	Report card 2026	4	2 to 7
17	St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 5-11 · Nelson	209	36%	Report card 2026	1	0 to 2

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.