We are a medium-sized primary school educating 4-11-year-olds located in Whitton. We pride ourselves on being a warm and friendly school and welcome a broad intake of children from Whitton and the surrounding areas. We currently have 500 children on roll and are proud to have a happy, diverse mix of cultures. We are expanding from a two-form entry school to a three-form entry school. We currently have three forms of entry in Reception to Year 4 and we are growing year on year.
We are situated in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, close to Twickenham Rugby Stadium. Our school is on a spacious site in Nelson Road, a short distance from Whitton High Street. Our exceptionally large playing field is a tremendous asset providing the children with a pleasant, green, and open environment in which to learn and play.
We are a busy and friendly school, with lots going on. This website aims to give you a taster of our school, as well as providing regularly updated information for both parents and pupils. We have a warm supportive ethos and children who are enthusiastic to learn from a wide range of learning challenges shared with them every day by experienced and committed staff.
We aim to ensure that everyone who walks into our school community feels welcome and can participate in the exciting learning that takes place while enjoying our stimulating environments. We value everyone and enable them to achieve their full potential, developing their knowledge and skills to support them in their everyday life.
Nelson school follows the guidelines of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on all admissions procedures. Our current admission level is 30 pupils per class from Reception to Year 6. We are in the process of consulting with the Secretary of State to change the Published Admission Number (PAN) to 60 from September 2018.
Children generally start school in Reception during the school year in which they become 5 years old, typically known as ‘rising 5s’. School begins for most of these children in September, at the start of the school year. Nelson currently admits 90 children into Reception, organized into 3 classes but is consulting on reducing the PAN to 60 from September 2018. Transfer from Nelson Nursery to Reception is not automatic. We also welcome children from a range of nursery schools, other settings, or from home. Some children join Nelson from other local schools, from schools elsewhere in the UK, or from overseas during the school year, all known as ‘in-year admissions. If a vacancy exists in any age group, then an offer can be made because oversubscription criteria such as siblings already in school or distance from the school do not apply. As a school, we are committed to providing a rich creative curriculum that prepares our pupils to be lifelong independent learners in the 21st Century.
Our creative curriculum includes the National Curriculum core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science, Information, and Communication Technology (ICT) and Religious Education and the foundation subjects of Technology, Art, Geography, History, Music, and Physical Education (PE). Children are assessed regularly as to their progress in these subjects and these assessments provide accurate, accessible information about what pupils know, understand, and can do.
We believe that partnerships with parents promote children’s learning. Working together we actively support children’s learning and development. Our partnership with parents provides an excellent education and an equal chance for all of our children. Together we support each child’s learning to help them achieve their best and to meet their unique needs. Together we positively promote the school in the local community.
All children may experience some difficulties in learning from time to time during their school life. We aim to provide equal access to the whole curriculum for all children including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). All teaching staff is involved in the learning and development of pupils with SEND. Parents and carers are involved at all stages.
The PE and sport premium is designed to help primary schools improve the quality of the PE and sports activities they offer to pupils. We believe that physical exercise not only improves health, reduces stress, and improves concentration, but also promotes correct physical growth and development. Exercise has a positive influence on academic achievement, emotional stability, and interaction with others. Through sport and other physical activities, our children will learn about their responsibilities both as individuals members of groups, and teams. They learn to cooperate and to compete fairly, understanding their own and other’s roles.
