Nelson Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Nelson Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 386 pupils. Nelson Academy is part of Eastern Multi-Academy Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2022
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Above average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 11%
- Reading score
- 105
- Maths score
- 106
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
55%Boys
45%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 386
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
- MAT name
- Eastern Multi-Academy Trust
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 9 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2017 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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