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Nelson Academy

Primary

King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Downham Market · PE38 9PF http://nelsonacademy.co.uk/

Pupils
403
cap. 378
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
403
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
403
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Nelson Academy · Primary · Norfolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
63%
-3pp
79%69%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
4%
-7pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
403
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Nursery Road, Downham Market, PE38 9PF
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%4%70%25%67%9%67%16%65%53%104.0102.0100.024%403
2023/2466%11%75%28%75%15%78%32%78%63%105.0106.0104.020%417
2022/2358%3%58%13%65%3%75%18%73%58%102.0105.0102.0-3.20-0.90+0.3018%415
2018/1971%5%75%16%78%24%76%14%78%70%103.0105.0103.0+0.90+1.90+1.6012%428
2017/1879%10%81%31%83%21%86%19%79%74%106.0106.0105.0+1.10+1.70+1.8014%411
2016/1773%14%80%31%84%27%82%27%80%80%105.0106.0107.0+3.50+3.80+4.0015%399

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2540319.824%19%35%6%22%
2023/2441722.020%17%36%7%19%
2022/2341521.818%16%36%7%23%
2021/2242126.614%16%36%8%26%
2020/2141825.911%15%34%
2018/1942827.712%10%34%5%12%
2017/1841128.314%10%34%4%11%
2016/1739929.515%7%36%4%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.