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Whitefield Infant School and Nursery

Community school · Nelson · BB9 7HF

Ages 3–7 · 336 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
184

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

99

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

89

Total preferences (any rank)
204
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

336 pupils · 348 places

Pupils on roll
336
Boys / girls
161 / 175
School capacity
348
Capacity fill
336 / 348 (97%)
Free school meals
49.4%
FSM pupils
166
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs E Mason

Location

Address
Every Street
Postcode
BB9 7HF
Town
Nelson
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–7, in Nelson, Lancashire, 336 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 49.4%.

Open schools in Nelson
26
Primary schools in Nelson
17
Academies among open schools in Nelson
27% (7)
Open schools in BB9
28
Primary in BB9
17
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs E Mason
Telephone
01282612807
Website
www.whitefield-inf.lancs.sch.uk

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