Nelson Primary School
Primary schoolNelson Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 443 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 23 October 2024
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, 72% of pupils at Nelson Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 72% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- City United Academy (CUA)Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file150 m
- Jewellery Quarter AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 38.1 (2025/26, provisional)370 m
- St John's & St Peter's CofE PrimaryPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- BOA Stage and Screen Production AcademySixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file690 m
- Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures950 m
- Brookfields Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 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).