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Margaret McMillan Nursery School

Nursery · London · N19 3SF

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 12 May 2026 · report published 28 June 2026

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At a glance

76 pupils

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
0–5
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
15.8% of pupils
English as additional language
43.2% of pupils
SEN support
22.2% of pupils
EHC plan
1.2% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.margaretmcmillan.islington.sch.uk
URN
100384

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

50% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 25% moved to another state school · 25% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£19,981
Typical nursery school£12,867

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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