Nelson Academy
Nursery Road, Downham Market, PE38 9PF
386 pupils · 102% of 378 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 November 2022, published 14 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 43 | 71 | 43 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 39 | 59 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 38 | 69 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 44 | 65 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 47 | 67 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 54 | 77 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 48 | 43 | 69 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 59 | 78 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Wimbotsham and Stow Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holy Cross Church of England Primary School 5.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hilgay Riverside Academy 5.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Watlington Community Primary School 7.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.