Nansen Primary School
Naseby Road, Birmingham, B8 3HG
528 pupils · 57% of 920 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH TRUST
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 52.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 21 June 2026. 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 | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 43 | 42 | 149 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 44 | 185 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 47 | 45 | 148 | 47 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 24 | 142 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 30 | 156 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 50 | 161 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 67 | 56 | 200 | 63 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 49 | 49 | 202 | 49 |
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
- Highfield Junior and Infant School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Shaw Hill Primary School 0.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Parkfield Community School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Leigh Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Saviour's C of E Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2020) · 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.