Pendle Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led in Nelson, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 415 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 30.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Walter Street, Brierfield, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 5AW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01282615927 |
| URN | 139053 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 25 November 2025, published 21 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 March 2022, published 16 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Reedley Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Casterton Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Marsden Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
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