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St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Nelson, BB9 0DQ · Lancashire · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2026 Inspected this year Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
2.6/10 Below average

354th of 448 primary schools in Lancashire we can score, 481 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.9/10 against 1,999 of them, against 1.2/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 18.0 · 1 40% 0.04
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 3.0 · 29 25% 0.73

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 18.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 3.0% reached the higher standard. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.2 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in April 2026.

Getting in. There are 212 pupils in a school with 210 places, meaning it is over capacity by 2. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are not reaching the expected standard in core subjects? What specific steps are taken to manage the pressure of being over capacity? How does the recent inspection influence current teaching priorities?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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