Holmewood Nursery School
Nursery · London · SW2 2RW
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 4 July 2023
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93 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 42.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 19.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 100554
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 93 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 24% (Lambeth 19%, England 60%) · Black African 13% (Lambeth 19%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 12% (Lambeth 4%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 10% (Lambeth 11%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 8% (Lambeth 9%, England 3%) · Not recorded 8% (Lambeth 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 8% (Lambeth 14%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Lambeth 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Lambeth 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Lambeth 5%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Lambeth 6%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Lambeth 0%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Lambeth 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lambeth 1%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lambeth 2%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Lambeth 1%, England 0%)
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 £64,391; 25% 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 78% (79%) · premises 9% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (5%) · supplies and services 8% (8%) · educational supplies 1% (2%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 1% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £490,070; in-year balance +£267,028
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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
- 3 July 2018: School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 53.8% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 13.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 41.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 17.4% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 53.8% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 40.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 34.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 24.8% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 1.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 74.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 15.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 52.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003025 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £492,5001,073 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £357,500–£675,000the 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
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 19an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 147an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 25an 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