Bradley Primary School

LancashireCommunity school

Dover Street, Nelson, BB9 7RF

Headteacher: Mrs Sharon TaylorSchool website ↗Pupils: 415 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
97% of first-choice applicants offered a place
60%
Reading, Writing & Maths
97%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
60.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 63%·Writing 71%·Maths 85%All three 60%
Reading
Expected63%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected85%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
59of 61 (96.7%)
How many applied in total?
135

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
58.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
95.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
202 girls, 213 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 77% (2018/19), currently 60%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1646.0%0.0%-2.3+1.8+1.6
2016/1761.0%5.0%+2.9-0.8+3.4
2017/1860.0%2.0%+0.2+0.9+3.0
2018/1977.0%15.0%+2.0+0.7+3.6
2022/2353.0%2.0%-0.8+2.9+3.7
2023/2457.0%3.0%---
2024/2560.0%8.0%---