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Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre

Nursery · London · E15 3JT

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Outstanding

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: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 2 October 2019

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At a glance

160 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–5
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
32.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.rebeccacheetham.newham.sch.uk/
URN
102702

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 2 October 2019, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 160 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other Mixed background 21% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Any other White background 17% (Newham 12%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 13% (Newham 24%, England 2%) · White British 11% (Newham 5%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Black African 6% (Newham 10%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 5% (Newham 13%, England 4%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Newham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Newham 4%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Newham 11%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Newham 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Newham 0%, England 0%)

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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
32.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

40% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £71,964; 60% 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£13,396
Typical nursery school£13,398

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 67% (79%) · premises 4% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (5%) · supplies and services 5% (8%) · educational supplies 1% (2%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (0%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £310,765; in-year balance +£119,923

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier30.2%62.3%
Social housing46.3%17.1%
Privately rented23.1%20.5%
Detached houses3.7%22.9%
Flats71.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van51.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003636 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£450,000451 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£364,500–£550,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (12)£499,500
Terraced (252)£491,500
Flat (187)£355,000

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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
21an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
91an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
16an 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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