Lomeshaye Junior School
Norfolk Street, Nelson, BB9 7SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Spokes
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 119177
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282612063
About this school
Lomeshaye Junior School is a community primary school in Nelson. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 352 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 94 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 81% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 89% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 83% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lomeshaye Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 364 |
| 2023/24 | 366 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lomeshaye Junior School compares
Lomeshaye Junior School ranked 48th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.6% | 41.7% | 352 | — |
| Whitefield Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.9% | 35.4% | 336 | 0.1 miles |
| St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 18% | 5.7% | 37.7% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 7.1% | 42.1% | 137 | 0.5 miles |
| Marsden Community Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 32.6% | 415 | 0.5 miles |
| Bradley Primary School | 60% | 6.3% | 51.8% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.67%
- English as an additional language
- 68.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 8.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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Whitefield Infant School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Nelson
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St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Nelson
-
Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nelson
-
Marsden Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nelson
-
Bradley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Nelson
Other schools in Nelson
Lomeshaye Junior School ranks 4th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Nelson.
- Barrowford School Primary
- Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blacko Primary School Primary
- Bradley Primary School Primary
- Castercliff Primary School Primary
- Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy Primary
- Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson Primary
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Marsden Community Primary School Primary
- Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Pendle Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lomeshaye Junior School teach?
- Lomeshaye Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nelson.
- Who is the headteacher of Lomeshaye Junior School?
- The headteacher of Lomeshaye Junior School is Mrs Anita Spokes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lomeshaye Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lomeshaye Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lomeshaye Junior School?
- Lomeshaye Junior School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lomeshaye Junior School full?
- Lomeshaye Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 352 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lomeshaye Junior School a faith school?
- No. Lomeshaye Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lomeshaye Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lomeshaye Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lomeshaye Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lomeshaye Junior School rank locally?
- Lomeshaye Junior School ranked 48th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lomeshaye Junior School's absence rate?
- Lomeshaye Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lomeshaye Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lomeshaye Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.