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

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Pendle and ClitheroeConstituency

BB9 0NXPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 205 pupils. Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy is part of Cidari Education Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

31%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

205

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 205
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Cidari Education Limited

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.