Pendle Community High School & College
Community special school in Nelson (Lancashire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first34 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Pendle Vale College, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendle Vale CollegeCommunity | 0.0 mi | Secondary | 1,046 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Pendle View Primary SchoolCommunity special | 0.2 mi | Special | 132 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Outstanding (Dec 2012) |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 812 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 |
| Castercliff Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Primary | 387 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2018) |
| Colne Primet AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 805 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Colne Primet Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 185 | Good, 2023 |
| Bradley Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 417 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Walton Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.6 mi | Nursery | 55 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 205 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Walverden Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 448 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Bradley Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.7 mi | Nursery | 173 | Good, 2023 |
| Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Primary | 137 | Good, 2023 |
| Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, NelsonVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Primary | 200 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Edenfield Girls' High SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 102 | - |
| The Nook SchoolOther independent special | 1.0 mi | Special | 14 | - |
| McMillan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.0 mi | Nursery | 89 | Good, 2023 |
| Barrowford SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 312 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Colne Lord Street SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 327 | Good, 2023 |
| East Lancashire Learning GroupFurther education | 1.1 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Whitefield Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 336 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Grow Independent SchoolOther independent special | 1.2 mi | Special | 16 | - |
| Marsden Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 415 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 142 | - |
| Lomeshaye Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 352 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 209 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 121 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Newtown Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.4 mi | Nursery | 93 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| West Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 181 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.5 mi | Primary | 408 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2015) |
| Marsden Heights Community CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,047 | Good, 2023 |
| Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 319 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 216 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2012, previous school) |
| Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 126 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Blacko Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 103 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2012, previous school) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Overall deprivation2
Income2
Employment2
Education and skills2
Health2
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services4
Living environment1
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 300
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