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Whitefield Infant School and Nursery

Every Street, Nelson, BB9 7HF

Local ranking422nd of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

348

Capacity

3-7

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 25 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
332
Boys
154 (46%)
Girls
178 (54%)
Capacity
348 (95% full)
SEND
12.7%
FSM Eligible
35.4%
EAL
97.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
10.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,679/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
18.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Pakistani: 93.3%
  • Other: 2.7%
  • White British: 0.9%
  • Asian Other: 0.9%
  • White Other: 0.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
  • Mixed Other: 0.6%
  • Black African: 0.3%

93.3%

Asian Pakistani

2.7%

Other

0.9%

White British

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119179
UKPRN
10074054
Establishment No.
2093

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