SCHOOL PROFILE

Nelson Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145122
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 416 Published school capacity
Capacity used 54.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 September 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Richmond upon Thames
Trust LATCHMERE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 227 227 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 108 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 119 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.0%
2.8 pts below England
School 22.0%
Richmond upon Thames 11.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.4%
17.1 pts above England
School 37.4%
Richmond upon Thames 21.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

12.3%
11.3 pts above England
School 12.3%
Richmond upon Thames 1.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
41.9%
95
Any other White background
21.6%
49
Indian
7.5%
17
White and Black Caribbean
5.7%
13
Any other Asian background
5.3%
12
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
9
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 27.8% 63 of 227 pupils
6.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.8%
Richmond upon Thames 17.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.7% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 9.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 23
Speech, language & communication 20
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 3
Vision impairment 2

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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Richmond upon Thames 72.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Richmond upon Thames 81.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Richmond upon Thames 77.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Richmond upon Thames 81.3%
London 77.7%
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

6.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.69 pts higher than England
School 6.91%
Richmond upon Thames 5.21%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.33 pts higher than England
School 21.15%
Richmond upon Thames 12.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.88%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.92 pts lower than England
School 0.88%
Richmond upon Thames 1.14%
London 1.67%
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

54.6% 33.6 pts below England
Nelson Primary School
54.6%
Richmond upon Thames
84.1%
London
85.9%
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