Chelwood Nursery School
Nursery · London · SE4 2QQ
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 21 April 2026 · report published 10 June 2026
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127 pupils
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 4.8% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 25.9% of pupils
- SEN support
- 15.1% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 2.9% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.chelwood.lewisham.sch.uk
- URN
- 100668
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% 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
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
- 21 April 2026: Expected standard
- 22 September 2021: School remains Outstanding
- 21 September 2016: Yes - improving (outstanding)
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.