Nelson Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Norfolk
Unique reference
140363
Address
Nursery Road, PE38 9PF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
417 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
54.0%
Girls
46.0%
First language not English
17%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.9%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.9%
Other White 13.7%
Mixed 3.6%
Unclassified 1.9%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.2
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Nelson Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
38
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
38
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
10
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
4
6
Reception, Full-time
52
31
21
Year 1
44
27
17
Year 2
53
33
20
Year 3
57
28
29
Year 4
59
33
26
Year 5
55
24
31
Year 6
65
30
35
Year 2023-2024

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