SCHOOL PROFILE

Nelson Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140363
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 378 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 November 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Norfolk
Trust EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 386 366 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 175 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 211 54.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.8%
5.0 pts above England
School 29.8%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 23.2%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.9%
0.4 pts below England
School 19.9%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 15.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.8%
1.8 pts above England
School 2.8%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 3.1%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.4%
287
Any other White background
13.7%
53
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
9
White and Asian
1.8%
7
African
1.6%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.9% 123 of 386 pupils
11.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.9%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 23.0%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.8% 92 pupils
England 14.8% 9.0 pts above
EHC plans 8.0% 31 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 68
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Specific learning difficulty 11
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 5
No specialist assessment yet 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 55.1%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 67.1%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 65.4%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 67.3%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.28 pts higher than England
School 6.50%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 6.25%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.22%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.41 pts higher than England
School 22.22%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 16.34%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.46%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 1.46%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 1.77%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

102.1% 13.9 pts above England
Nelson Academy
102.1%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information