Marsden Community Primary School
Community primary school in Nelson (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
65%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
67%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
82%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
75%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.8%
same England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.9
▼ 0.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
41.7%
▲ 17pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
415 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Marsden Community Primary School is a primary school located in Nelson, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 and currently has 420 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. The school is led by Mrs Nicole Delamere.
Key facts
- URN
- 119176
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Anwar | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafqat Akhtar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Samera Iqbal | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Afaq Khan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Hadiqa Abbas | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Suleman Asghar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Zorah Noreen | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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