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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB1 2PJNelson Primary School
Primary

Nelson Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B1 2PJ www.nelson.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
440
cap. 446
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
70%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
70%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Improved significantly

Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Nelson Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+2pp
76%68%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
7%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
440
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
70%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
King Edward's Road, Ladywood, Birmingham, B1 2PJ
Local authority
Birmingham
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
2024/2572%3%84%33%78%9%81%24%88%79%106.0105.0106.019%440
2023/2470%7%80%32%71%23%80%21%79%64%106.0104.0103.019%443
2022/2368%7%80%24%81%20%81%19%81%75%104.0104.0104.0+2.40+5.10+3.2019%440
2018/1960%2%64%25%74%9%74%23%79%75%102.0103.0105.0-1.10-1.30-0.6020%428
2017/1876%3%79%17%86%10%90%21%86%90%103.0105.0106.0-1.90-0.20+0.6022%402
2016/1755%0%62%3%76%3%83%14%76%79%100.0104.0106.0-1.90-1.60+1.8018%377

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
2024/2544016.719%70%49%5%15%
2023/2444316.919%79%48%5%14%
2022/2344016.619%76%50%6%17%
2021/2243217.120%78%54%6%18%
2020/2142317.818%76%51%
2018/1942816.920%73%52%4%9%
2017/1840217.722%73%58%4%8%
2016/1737718.218%71%58%4%11%

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