Nelson Primary School
Community primary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
KS2 RWM expected
72%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
84%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
81%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
78%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.6
▼ 5.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
46.5%
▲ 22pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
443 / 446 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest firstThe nearest 100 of 105 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is City United Academy (CUA), 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City United Academy (CUA)Other independent | 0.1 mi | Independent | 27 | - |
| Jewellery Quarter AcademyFree schools | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 556 | No overall grade, 2024Requires improvement in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2 |
| St John's & St Peter's CofE PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| BOA Stage and Screen Production AcademyFree schools 16 to 19 | 0.4 mi | 16 plus | 255 | - |
| University College BirminghamHigher education institutions | 0.5 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Brookfields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 391 | Good, 2023 |
| Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 199 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Orion SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 20 | - |
| Flexible Learning SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 99 | - |
| St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 296 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| St George's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 259 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1 |
| Future First Independent SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 9 | - |
| City AcademyFree schools | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 554 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Riverside Virtual CollegeOnline provider | 0.8 mi | Secondary | - | - |
| Barford Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 409 | Good, 2023 |
| Mander Portman Woodward Independent CollegeOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 144 | - |
| St George's Church of England Academy, NewtownAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 250 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Hopwood Hall SchoolOther independent special | 0.9 mi | Special | 22 | - |
| West House SchoolOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 297 | - |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 237 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 245 | Good, 2023 |
| St George's School EdgbastonOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 360 | - |
| James Brindley SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.9 mi | Special | 104 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2017) |
| St Thomas Centre Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.9 mi | Nursery | 83 | Good, 2024 |
| Brearley Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.0 mi | Nursery | 94 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 201 | Good, 2023 |
| Oasis Academy WoodviewAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 392 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Edgbaston High School for GirlsOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 797 | - |
| Nishkam High SchoolFree schools | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 668 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| St Paul's School for GirlsVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,033 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (May 2017) |
| Hallfield SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 452 | - |
| Summerfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 391 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 338 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Requires improvement. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Birmingham Metropolitan CollegeFurther education | 1.2 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| City Road Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 456 | Good, 2023 |
| Birmingham City UniversityHigher education institutions | 1.2 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Aston UniversityHigher education institutions | 1.2 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Chilwell Croft AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 362 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Birmingham Ormiston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,016 | Good, 2023 |
| Lillian De Lissa Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.3 mi | Nursery | 71 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Oasis Academy BensonAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 271 | Inadequate, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Anglesey Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 671 | Good, 2024 |
| Newtown Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.3 mi | Nursery | 84 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| South and City College BirminghamFurther education | 1.4 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Chandos Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 449 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Norfolk House SchoolOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 118 | - |
| Priory SchoolOther independent | 1.4 mi | Independent | 330 | - |
| Oasis Academy FoundryAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 211 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, HandsworthAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 204 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Aston University Engineering AcademyUniversity technical college | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,010 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Aston University Mathematics SchoolFree schools 16 to 19 | 1.4 mi | 16 plus | 64 | - |
| Nishkam Primary School BirminghamFree schools | 1.4 mi | Primary | 424 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,365 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Holte SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,127 | Good, 2023 |
| Lozells Junior and Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 458 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Aston Manor AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 990 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2017) |
| Windsor Olympus AcademyFree schools | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 533 | - |
| Star King Solomon AcademyFree schools | 1.6 mi | All-through | 354 | No overall grade, 2024Requires improvement in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Good |
| Lift Percy ShurmerAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 459 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Welford Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 405 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Cape Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 488 | Good, 2023 |
| Harborne AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 627 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| BOA Digital Technologies AcademyFree schools | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 443 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2 |
| Shireland Hall Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 661 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| James Watt Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 423 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Oasis Academy BoultonAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Calthorpe AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 461 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| George Dixon AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 998 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; sixth form provision Good |
| Ark St Alban's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 797 | Good, 2024 |
| Chad Vale Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 415 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Heathfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 483 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Mayfield SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Special | 303 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| George Dixon Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 283 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.7 mi | Primary | 196 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 138 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 1, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Inadequate |
| The Blue Coat School BirminghamOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 709 | - |
| Birmingham Independent CollegeOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 12 | - |
| Titan Aston AcademyFree schools alternative provision | 1.7 mi | Alternative provision | 6 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 192 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| Aspire AP School 2Other independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 7 | - |
| King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,054 | Good, 2024 |
| E-ACT Heartlands AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 868 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Myles AcademyOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 21 | - |
| Aston Tower Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 326 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2012, previous school) |
| New Perspectives SchoolOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 32 | - |
| Mansfield Green E-ACT AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 377 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Prince Albert Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 740 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Heath Mount Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 290 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form CollegeFurther education | 1.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Heritage AcademyOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 58 | - |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 470 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Grove SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 606 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Elmhurst Ballet SchoolOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 185 | - |
| Camp Hill EducationOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 10 | - |
| Jakeman Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.9 mi | Nursery | 99 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Titan St Georges AcademyFree schools alternative provision | 1.9 mi | Alternative provision | 12 | Good, 2024 |
| Cromwell Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 238 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| Victoria Park PrimaryAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 604 | Good, 2023 |
| University of BirminghamHigher education institutions | 2.0 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close (the nearest 100 are listed). Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 1 of 10).
Overall deprivation1
Income1
Employment1
Education and skills3
Health1
Crime3
Barriers to housing and services3
Living environment5
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 190
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