Nelson Primary School
Primary schoolNelson Primary School is a primary school in Richmond upon Thames, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 227 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 September 2023
- 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, 59% of pupils at Nelson Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 78% in Richmond upon Thames and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 78% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 21% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 109 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 109 | 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- St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)80 m
- Turing House SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional)540 m
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Heathfield Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Heathfield Infant SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, April 2025900 m
- Twickenham SchoolSecondary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 48.9 (2025/26, provisional)990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Richmond upon Thames
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).