Pendle schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Pendle, 55 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 85% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 12 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Roughlee Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 22 September
- Park Primary School: new Ofsted report card 17 September
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: new Ofsted report card 16 September
- Colne Primet Academy: new Ofsted report card 9 September
- St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: new Ofsted report card 6 July
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School: new Ofsted report card 30 June
- Higham St John's Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 21 June
- Colne Park High School: new Ofsted report card 10 June
- Barrowford School: new Ofsted report card 7 June
- Walton Lane Nursery School: new Ofsted report card 12 May
- Pendle Vale College: new Ofsted report card 19 April
Every school
| Barden Primary SchoolBB10 1JD | Primary | Reedley | Good (2024) |
| Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolBB18 5TB | Primary | Barnoldswick | Good (2022) |
| Barrowford SchoolBB9 6EA | Primary | Barrowford | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 2, needs attention in 5 |
| Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolBB9 6QT | Primary | Barrowford | Outstanding (2023) |
| Blacko Primary SchoolBB9 6LS | Primary | Blacko | School remains Good (2023) |
| Bradley Nursery SchoolBB9 7QH | Nursery | Nelson | Good (2023) |
| Bradley Primary SchoolBB9 7RF | Primary | Nelson | School remains Good (2024) |
| Castercliff Primary SchoolBB9 8JJ | Primary | Nelson | School remains Good (2023) |
| Casterton Primary AcademyBB10 2PZ | Primary | Reedley | Good (2022) |
| Coates Lane Primary SchoolBB18 6EZ | Primary | Barnoldswick | Good in every area (2025) |
| Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBB8 7AA | Primary | Winewall | School remains Good (2023) |
| Colne Lord Street SchoolBB8 9AR | Primary | Colne | Good (2023) |
| Colne Park High SchoolBB8 7DP | Secondary | Colne | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 3 |
| Colne Primet AcademyBB8 8JF | Secondary | Colne | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 2 |
| Colne Primet Primary SchoolBB8 8JE | Primary | Colne | Good (2023) |
| Earby Springfield Primary SchoolBB18 6SJ | Primary | Earby | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBB8 7NN | Primary | Foulridge | Good (2024) |
| Gisburn Road Community Primary SchoolBB18 5LS | Primary | Barnoldswick | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England AcademyBB9 0NX | Primary | Nelson | School remains Good (2024) |
| Higham St John's Church of England Primary SchoolBB12 9EU | Primary | Higham | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 3, urgent improvement in 3 |
| Holly Grove SchoolBB10 1JD | Special | Reedley | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, NelsonBB9 8HD | Primary | Barrowford | School remains Good (2024) |
| Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBB9 5BL | Primary | Brierfield | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4 |
| Kelbrook Primary SchoolBB18 6UD | Primary | Kelbrook | School remains Good (2022) |
| Laneshaw Bridge PrimaryBB8 7JE | Primary | Winewall | Outstanding (2023) |
| Lomeshaye Junior SchoolBB9 7SY | Primary | Nelson | School remains Good (2023) |
| Marsden Community Primary SchoolBB9 0BE | Primary | Nelson | School remains Good (2023) |
| Marsden Heights Community CollegeBB9 0PR | Secondary | Brierfield | Good (2023) |
| McMillan Nursery SchoolBB9 9AG | Nursery | Nelson | Good (2023) |
| Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolBB9 0PY | Primary | Brierfield | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolBB9 9TQ | Primary | Nelson | Good (2023) |
| Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBB12 9JP | Primary | Barley | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Newtown Nursery SchoolBB8 0HP | Nursery | Colne | School remains Good (2023) |
| Park Primary SchoolBB8 0QJ | Primary | Colne | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4 |
| Pendle Community High School & CollegeBB9 8LF | Special | Nelson | School remains Outstanding (2024) |
| Pendle Primary AcademyBB9 5AW | Primary | Brierfield | Report card Jan 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Pendle Vale CollegeBB9 8LF | Secondary | Nelson | Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Pendle View Primary SchoolBB8 8JT | Special | Barrowford | School remains Outstanding (2024) |
| Reedley Hallows Nursery SchoolBB10 1JD | Nursery | Reedley | Good (2024) |
| Reedley Primary SchoolBB10 2NE | Primary | Reedley | Good (2023) |
| Roughlee Church of England Primary SchoolBB9 6NX | Primary | Barley | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBB8 7JR | Primary | Foulridge | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Salterforth Primary SchoolBB18 5UD | Primary | Sough | Good (2023) |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High SchoolBB8 8JT | Secondary | Barrowford | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5 |
| St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBB9 0DQ | Primary | Nelson | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBB10 2PZ | Primary | Reedley | School remains Good (2024) |
| St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBB18 5EN | Primary | Barnoldswick | Good (2023) |
| Trawden Forest Primary SchoolBB8 8RN | Primary | Trawden | School remains Good (2023) |
| Walton Lane Nursery SchoolBB9 8BP | Nursery | Nelson | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Walverden Primary SchoolBB9 0TL | Primary | Nelson | School remains Good (2023) |
| West Craven High SchoolBB18 5TB | Secondary | Barnoldswick | Requires improvement (2024) |
| West Street Community Primary SchoolBB8 0HW | Primary | Colne | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary SchoolBB12 9ED | Primary | Wheatley Lane | School remains Good (2023) |
| Whitefield Infant School and NurseryBB9 7HF | Primary | Nelson | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Woodfield Nursery SchoolBB9 5BE | Nursery | Brierfield | Standards maintained (2025) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 12 Pendle report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 53 times, needs attention 15 times, strong standard 8 times, urgent improvement 3 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at BB and BD postcodes and show here the ones in Pendle. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Pendle are rated good or better?
85% of the 55 state schools and nurseries in Pendle were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Pendle?
There are 55 state-funded schools and nurseries in Pendle: 40 primary, 6 nursery, 6 secondary, 3 special.