Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
Nursery · London · E9 5BY
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 26 April 2023
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92 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 45.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.wentworth.hackney.sch.uk
- URN
- 100212
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 26 April 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 92 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Visual Impairment
- Hearing Impairment
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Physical Disability
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
Provision type: Resourced provision.
- Resourced provision
- 8 of 8 places taken full, or over capacity
Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 28% (Hackney 18%, England 60%) · Any other White background 21% (Hackney 17%, England 7%) · Black African 11% (Hackney 16%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 11% (Hackney 8%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 8% (Hackney 7%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Hackney 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Hackney 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Hackney 2%, England 1%) · White Irish 3% (Hackney 1%, England 0%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Hackney 5%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Hackney 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Hackney 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Hackney 5%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
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Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 74% (79%) · premises 7% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (5%) · supplies and services 13% (8%) · educational supplies 2% (2%) · bought-in professional services 8% (3%) · catering 4% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £126,287; in-year balance +£155,820
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Inspection history since 2015
- 26 April 2023: School remains Outstanding
- 7 November 2017: Yes - improving (outstanding)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 39.3% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 22.9% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 27.5% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 31.8% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 12.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 77.4% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 9.8% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 1.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 73.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 8.3% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 66.8% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001845 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £529,000602 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £410,000–£775,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 6an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 21an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 128an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 23an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted