Marsden Heights Community College

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Edge End Lane
 Nelson
 Lancashire BB9 0PR
Telephone: 01282 683060

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2020
History: This school arose from Marsden Heights Community College
Trust: United Learning Trust
Sponsor: United Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr James Delve (since January 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Alyson Littlewood
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 43.71 / 16.95
Non-teaching Staff*: 36.47
Number of pupils: 1048
Pupils Per Teacher: 24.0
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 32.00% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 21.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 96.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 9.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: Pendle
Electoral Ward: Whitefield and Walverden
School Number: 8884023

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 3rd October 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a... (0.3km) show on map
  3. Woodfield Nursery School (0.7km) show on map
  4. St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Volun... (0.7km) show on map
  5. Marsden Community Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  6. Pendle Primary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  7. Reedley Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  8. McMillan Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  9. Whitefield Infant School and Nursery (1.1km) show on map
  10. Edenfield Girls' High School (1.1km) show on map
  11. Lomeshaye Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  12. Al-Ikhlaas Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  13. Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary ... (1.5km) show on map
  14. Walverden Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  15. Bradley Nursery School (1.6km) show on map
  16. Casterton Primary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  17. St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Volu... (1.6km) show on map
  18. St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary ... (1.9km) show on map
  19. Silver Birch School (1.9km) show on map
  20. Bradley Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  21. Briercliffe Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  22. East Lancashire Learning Group (2.0km) show on map
  23. Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson (2.2km) show on map
  24. Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Chur... (2.2km) show on map
  25. Grow Independent School (2.3km) show on map
  26. Barden Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  27. Reedley Hallows Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  28. Holly Grove School (2.5km) show on map
  29. Castercliff Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  30. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  31. Sir John Thursby Community College (2.5km) show on map
  32. Ridgewood Community High School (2.5km) show on map
  33. Compass Community School Lancashire (2.6km) show on map
  34. Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primar... (2.6km) show on map
  35. Pendle Vale College (2.7km) show on map
  36. Pendle Community High School & College (2.7km) show on map
  37. Barrowford School (2.7km) show on map
  38. Heasandford Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  39. Basnett Street Nursery School (2.8km) show on map
  40. Walton Lane Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  41. Rawdhatul Uloom (3.0km) show on map
  42. Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic... (3.0km) show on map
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  49. Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College (3.6km) show on map
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  95. Whitegate Nursery School (6.4km) show on map
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  98. Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church o... (6.7km) show on map
  99. Padiham Green Church of England Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  100. St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary Sc... (7.1km) show on map
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