Nansen Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Nansen Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Nansen Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Ofsted inspection of 12 May 2026 gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome, from 29 March 2022, was Good.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 197 of the 275 other Birmingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 43 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Naseby Road, Birmingham, B8 3HG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 528 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to be part of Nansen Primary School.”
- “They know that staff care for them.”
- “As pupils walk through the door, staff welcome them enthusiastically.”
To improve
- “Although more pupils now attend more often, some pupils with SEND still miss too much school.”
- “Although pupils progress well from their starting points, not many reach the higher standard in these subjects.”
- “Although this is leading to fewer pupils regularly missing school, some pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are still persistently absent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Highfield Junior and Infant School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shaw Hill Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Parkfield Community School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Leigh Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Saviour's C of E Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sladefield Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornton Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good