Nelson Infant School
Northumberland Street, Norwich, NR2 4EH
137 pupils · 76% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 43.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 17 January 2023, published 9 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 40 | 85 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 43 | 84 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 42 | 36 | 61 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 32 | 62 | 35 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 37 | 65 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 37 | 58 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 54 | 85 | 56 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 42 | 80 | 50 |
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
- Wensum Junior School 0.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Recreation Road Infant School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Avenue Junior School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Angel Road Infant School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Angel Road Junior School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Henderson Green Primary Academy 1.4 km · Requires improvement (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.