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Nell Gwynn Nursery School

Nursery · London · SE15 2TT

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 May 2023

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At a glance

91 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–5
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
11.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
56.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
40.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://nellgwynn.southwark.sch.uk/
URN
100770

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 10 May 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 91 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 38% (Southwark 23%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 12% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 11% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · White British 11% (Southwark 21%, England 60%) · Asian Bangladeshi 7% (Southwark 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 7% (Southwark 6%, England 1%) · Any other White background 6% (Southwark 10%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Southwark 4%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Southwark 5%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Southwark 1%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (Southwark 4%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Southwark 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.9
England 18.5

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 £68,488; 50% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£19,391
Typical nursery school£13,398

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 61% (79%) · premises 5% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (5%) · supplies and services 27% (8%) · educational supplies 1% (2%) · bought-in professional services 25% (3%) · catering 4% (0%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £22,812; in-year balance +£45,000

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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

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 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher47.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier30.4%62.3%
Social housing39.3%17.1%
Privately rented29.8%20.5%
Detached houses2.9%22.9%
Flats57.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van57.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033882 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£486,500762 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£375,000–£700,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (29)£950,000
Terraced (218)£810,000
Flat (511)£410,000

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
12an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
43an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
281an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
54an 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

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