Pendle Vale College
| Postal address | Oxford Road Nelson BB9 8LF |
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| Telephone | 01282 682240 |
| Headteacher | Mr O Handley |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 1056 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 210 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 214 |
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| 2nd | 230 |
| 3rd | 108 |
| Total preferences received | 552 |
Initial allocation under each criterion:
| Education Health & Care Plan | 10 |
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| LAC and previously Looked After | 4 |
| Social/Medical/Welfare | 0 |
| In GPA with Sibling | 69 |
| In GPA no sibling |
93 |
| Out GPA with sibling | 13 |
| Out GPA no sibling | 30 |
| LA Allocated | 0 |
| Total | 219 |
Summary of policy
This is a community school. Please see the full admission details on our website - admissions criteria for community and voluntary controlled secondary schools.
To apply for a place at this school, please apply online.
- Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, then
- Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then
- Children eligible for Services Premium, then
- Children living within the school's geographical priority area with older brothers and sisters attending the school when the younger child will start.
- Children living within the school's geographical priority area, then
- Children living outside the school's geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start, then
- Children living outside the school's geographical priority area.
The distance criterion which will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria is a straight line (radial) measure. If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. twins or same block of flats), places will be offered via a random draw.
The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure centre of building to centre of building.
Geographical priority area
This area includes Barley Green, Higham, Fence, Wheatley Lane, Lomeshaye, Central Nelson and Barrowford.
The western perimeter of the area is the border with Ribble Valley from the centre of Barley Lane southwards and then eastwards between J12 and J13 of the M65. The perimeter then follows the M65 north eastwards past J13 to the end of the M65 J14. It turns south into White Walls Drive (A6068) and continues to the roundabout with Burnley Road (A56). From there it turns right into Burnley Road and turns left into Bott House Lane and immediately left into Hereford Road following the north side of the railway line. It then turns right going across country passing Bankfield House and Higher Knotts and emerging at The Nook. From The Nook it turns right into Southfield Lane and follows the centre of Southfield Lane. It then takes the left hand fork into Back Lane, where it crosses Shelfield Lane and then it takes the next right to Float Bridge. From Float Bridge it goes along Delves Lane following the centre of Delves Lane. It then turns left into Southfield Lane and immediately right into Barkerhouse Road following the centre of this road till it meets Leeds Road. It continues left into Leeds Road (A56) and it turns left again on to Holmes Street and immediately right on to Broadway (A682) and continues following the centre of Manchester Road (A682) to the roundabout with Churchill Way. It continues into Churchill Way and rejoins the boundary of the M65 at J12. It follows the boundary of the M65 westbound till it meets the Burnley boundary at Heald Wood, then follows the Burnley boundary where it meets with the Ribble Valley boundary and follows the Ribble Valley boundary until it arrives at Barley Lane.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.