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Castercliff Primary School

State school · Nelson, BB9 8JJ
  • Primary/prep
  • Co-ed
  • Ages 4-11
  • 402 pupils

Overview & data

Pupil numbers
402 ·
Local authority
Lancashire County Council

Headteacher

Head

Mr Mark Sherwin

Entrance

We do not have admissions information for this school. Please contact the school or your local authority for more details on how to apply.

Exit

Entry and exit data - year 6 exit (average 2020-2022)

Colne Primet Academy 34 %
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School 27 %
Pendle Vale College 25 %
Other 7 %
Where the number of students is less than 10, we cannot say where they've come from or where they are going to due to data protection rules.
Unknown 7 %
Where the school a student attended before or after this school is not known. These might be students who have come from or going to home schooling, independent schools, moving abroad etc.
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Latest results

Results data - % of pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
38%
LA avg.
60%
Eng. avg.
61%
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% of pupils meeting expected standard

Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.

Teaching & learning

14
Number of teachers
30:1
Pupil to teacher ratio

Learning support & SEN

2 %
Students with a SEN EHCP
11 %
Students with SEN support

Pupils

402
Number of pupils

Inspection reports

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Short inspection: Good

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good

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Contact the school

Address

Marsden Hall Road North
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 8JJ
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Telephone: 01282 617627

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.castercliffprimaryacademy.co.uk

Local authority: Lancashire County Council

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School data & information Castercliff Primary School Marsden Hall Road North, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 8JJ
402 Pupil numbers
40 % % of pupils eligible for free school meals
49 % Pupils whose first language is not English
30:1 Pupil to teacher ratio
14 Number of teachers
15 Number of teaching assistants

% of pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
38%
LA avg.
60%
Eng. avg.
61%

% of pupils meeting expected standard

Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests at key stage 2 (year 6), and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.

% of pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
6%
LA avg.
7%
Eng. avg.
8%

% of pupils achieving at a higher standard

Pupils are achieving at a higher standard if they achieve a scaled score of 110 or more in their reading and maths tests at key stage 2 (year 6), and their teacher assesses them as ‘working at a greater depth within the expected standard’ in writing. The DfE set this standard for the first time in 2016 to provide information about pupils across England achieving in the top 5%.

Progress score in reading (2023)

-2.4 Score Below average
≈ 6% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Progress score in writing (2023)

1.8 Score Average
≈ 67% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Progress score in maths (2023)

-1.1 Score Average
≈ 59% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Average score in reading (2024)

80 Lowest
100 Expected
120 Highest
School
99
LA avg.
105
Eng. avg.
105

Average score in reading

This score shows how well pupils performed in the key stage 2 reading test. This score is known as the reading ‘scaled score’. The average scaled score is the mean scaled score of all pupils awarded a scaled score. It only includes pupils who took the test and achieved a scaled score.

Average score in maths (2024)

80 Lowest
100 Expected
120 Highest
School
100
LA avg.
104
Eng. avg.
104

Average score in maths

This score shows how well pupils performed in the key stage 2 maths test. This score is known as the maths ‘scaled score’. The average scaled score is the mean scaled score of all pupils awarded a scaled score. It only includes pupils who took the test and achieved a scaled score.

Entry and exit data

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Year 6 exit (average 2020-2022)

SEN overview

Castercliff Primary School is a mainstream school. The school may provide support for students with special educational needs as detailed below. If you require more information on conditions the school can support, we encourage you to contact the school directly.

2 %
Students with a SEN EHCP UK mainstream school avg. 3%
11 %
Students with SEN support UK mainstream school avg. 14%

SEN conditons supported

No information available from the school. Find out more.

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Short inspection: Good

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good
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