Vanessa Nursery School
Nursery · London · W12 9JA
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 29 March 2023
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71 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 36.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 100316
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 29 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 71 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
Any other Mixed background 24% (Hammersmith and Fulham 8%, England 3%) · Any other White background 18% (Hammersmith and Fulham 18%, England 7%) · White British 17% (Hammersmith and Fulham 22%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 13% (Hammersmith and Fulham 13%, England 3%) · Black African 11% (Hammersmith and Fulham 12%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 10% (Hammersmith and Fulham 4%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Hammersmith and Fulham 4%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Hammersmith and Fulham 5%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Hammersmith and Fulham 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Hammersmith and Fulham 1%, 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
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £89,376; 50% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 75% (79%) · premises 9% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (5%) · supplies and services 5% (8%) · educational supplies 1% (2%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 2% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £91,319; in-year balance +£58,410
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 29 March 2023: School remains Outstanding
- 10 January 2018: School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 52.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 14.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 42.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 20.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 53.7% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 25.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 43.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 30.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 1.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 91.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 8.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 62.8% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001862 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £625,0001,174 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £439,000–£980,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 20an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 120an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 20an 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