Nelson Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)

All

2.13

All

202020232026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Nelson Primary School is a primary school in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. Richmond upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Nelson 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 2023	2.13 mi
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places had run out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 2 earlier years with an outcome.
Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
31 of the 102 applications (30%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Richmond upon Thames; 7 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Richmond upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Nelson Road, Whitton, Twickenham, TW2 7BU
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Richmond upon Thames
Pupils on roll: 227 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 22% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 19 September 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are rightly proud of their school and describe it as kind and welcoming.”
“They typically behave well, and bullying is rare.”
“Pupils are safe here because adults take good care of them.”

To improve

“Assessment is not used consistently to check what pupils know, and this limits the depth of some pupils’ learning.”
“While assessment is used to check what pupils have understood, there are some inconsistencies in how effectively this is done.”
“As a result, errors and misconceptions persist in some pupils’ knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (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)	59%	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: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 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 Richmond upon Thames.

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Heathfield Infant School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Heathfield Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Chase Bridge Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Trafalgar Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Trafalgar Junior School 0.9 mi Good
Twickenham Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published