Nelson Primary School
About the school
Nelson Primary School is an open primary school in Richmond upon Thames.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 September 2023
- Published
- 8 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 78%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 6%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 21%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 88%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 83%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 88%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 76%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 86%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 26%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 52%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 82%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 90%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Richmond upon Thames
- 109
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Richmond upon Thames
- 109
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Richmond upon Thames
- 110
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
245
Girls
48.16%
Boys
51.84%
SEN support
16.73%
Education, health and care plan
3.27%
English as an additional language
39.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.04%
Overall absence
6.91
Persistent absence
21.15