Nelson Mandela School
Primary schoolNelson Mandela School is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 435 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Nelson Mandela School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Clifton Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)210 m
- St Paul's SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file460 m
- Ladypool Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- Conway Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Anderton Park Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Green Oak AcademyIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file650 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).