Bradley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Nelson, Lancashire
Bradley Primary School is a primary school in Nelson, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Dover Street, Nelson, BB9 7RF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils embody the school’s aim of being respectful towards one another and to staff.”
- “They strive to meet the school’s high expectations for their behaviour.”
- “Pupils achieve this with ease.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the school has not set out the important knowledge that pupils should learn.”
- “This makes it difficult for teachers to know what knowledge to prioritise when designing lessons.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Good
- Walverden Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Whitefield Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Not judged
- Lomeshaye Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Barrowford School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Marsden Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Castercliff Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good