Nelson Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Downham Market, Norfolk
PE38 9PF
Composite score
45.6

About Nelson Academy

Nelson Academy is a primary school in Downham Market, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 403 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 63% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Nelson Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#8,922
National rank
#957
In East of England
#98
In Norfolk
Top 60%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 403 % FSM ever-6 35.0% % EAL 19.1% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby primary schools

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