Nelson Academy is a primary school located in Downham Market. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/12/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Nursery Road, Downham Market

School Information

Address: Nursery Road, Downham Market, PE38 9PF
Website: http://nelsonacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01366383824
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Wilson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140363

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 378
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 206

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.5
Writing
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.4
Maths
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nelson Academy
Nursery Road , PE38 9PF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
Hillcrest , Bexwell Road PE38 9ND 		3out of 4 1,305 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wimbotsham and Stow Academy
Chapel Lane , Wimbotsham PE34 3QH 		3out of 4 1,976 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School
19 Ryston Road , Denver PE38 0DP 		3out of 4 2,156 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downham Market Academy
Bexwell Road , PE38 9LL 		1out of 4 1,041 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downham Preparatory School and Montessori Nursery
The Old Rectory , Stow Bardolph PE34 3HT 		- not rated 3,030 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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