St John Southworth RC Primary School

Officially St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Lomeshaye Road, Nelson, BB9 0DQ

Local ranking423rd of 466 primary schools in Lancashire

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St John Southworth Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson (URN 119655) since 1 July 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 18.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 33.0%
Writing (Expected): 55.0%
Maths (Expected): 48.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 48.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 97.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 99.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 99.0
Cohort Size: 33

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 212
Boys: 101 (48%)
Girls: 111 (52%)
Capacity: 210 (101% full)
SEND: 18.9%
FSM Eligible: 37.7%
EAL: 56.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 5.7%
SEN Support: 13.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 28.6:1
Teachers (FTE): 7.4
Budget per Pupil: £7,344/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 15.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Asian Pakistani: 50.9%
White Other: 18.4%
White British: 17.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 3.3%
Asian Indian: 2.4%
Asian Other: 2.4%
Black African: 1.9%
Other: 1.4%

50.9%

Asian Pakistani

18.4%

White Other

17.4%

White British

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01282613906

bursar@st-johnsouthworth.lancs.sch.uk

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Lomeshaye Road

Nelson, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149849
UKPRN: 10092467
Establishment No.: 3759
Trust: ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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