Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield
Halifax Road, Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 5BL
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs M Lyle
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Pendle
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 118
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 119652
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Nelson. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - |
| Writing progress | +4.70 | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - |
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 Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield 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 | 80% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield compares
Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 13.3% | 114 | — |
| Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 86% | 4.1% | 22.3% | 126 | 0.0 miles |
| Pendle Primary Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 29.8% | 415 | 0.3 miles |
| Reedley Primary School | 61% | 5.9% | 44.6% | 408 | 0.3 miles |
| Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.3% | 34.4% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 18% | 5.7% | 37.7% | 209 | 0.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.3%
- English as an additional language
- 17.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Nelson
-
Pendle Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Nelson
-
Reedley Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Burnley
-
Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nelson
-
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nelson
Other 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
- Lomeshaye Junior School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield teach?
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Nelson.
- Has Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield?
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield had 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, Brierfield'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 31 October 2023.