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Nelson Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Napier Road, East Ham, London E6 2SE · nelson.newham.sch.uk · 020 8472 0642
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newham 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 665
- 79% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44%
- First language not English
- 86.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- New Vision Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 65 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 65 | 59 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 65 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Newham it was 76%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102733)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Nelson Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 59
- 7% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied