Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Nelson

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, cross-country, yoga, choir, Lego, art and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am and after-school care, from £4 per session.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 79% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 138 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School are Marsden Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 82% maths); St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, 33% reading, 48% maths); Whitefield Infant School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Outstanding); and Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, 86% reading, 86% maths).

Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

107 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 51% would recommend the school, 73% say their child is happy there and 47% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (73%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (40%).

37.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (66%), White British (18%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 64 pupils (15.7%) received SEN support and 9 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Nelson Rail Station, about 690 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Causey Foot (opposite), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 331 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.