Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy

Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 4–11MixedChurch of England

Trent Road, Nelson, BB9 0NX

Headteacher · Mrs Michaela Underwood

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 July 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils205Capacity 210

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 24 January 2024

TrustCidari Education Limited

Free school meals36.1%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 18 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered21

Applications51

First choice18

First-choice offers18

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).