Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Lancashire
Every Street, Nelson, BB9 7HF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/02/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
18.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
336
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
348 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
88 of 88 families who put it first got an offer
88
Places offered
189
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 88 | 88 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 54 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 189 | 88 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- E Mason
- Address
- Every Street, Nelson, BB9 7HF
- Phone
- 01282612807
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Whitefield & Walverden · Pendle and Clitheroe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119179
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 97% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
336 pupils · 348 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 171 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.