Established 1873 Local authority | Principal G Rossiter DfE URN 121012 Tables | |
Type Academy (English school) Location Nursery Road
Downham Market
Norfolk
PE30 4QG
England | ||
Nelson Academy (formerly "Clackclose Community Primary School") is one of the two primary (3-11) schools in the West Norfolk town of Downham Market, in England. It is situated on Nursery Road and was originally named after the Clackclose Hundred. The school originally opened in 1873 in Snape Lane. The school became the first primary education academy sponsored by the CWA Academy Trust, founded by the College of West Anglia, in 2014. The school is a feeder school to Downham Market Academy.
History
Clackclose Community Primary School was established in 1873. The school was renamed when it was sponsored by CWA Academy Trust to become an academy. Nelson Academy is named after Lord Nelson, whom, according to local folklore, attended his first school in Downham Market.