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Ronald Openshaw Nursery School

Nursery · London · E15 1JP

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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 10 May 2023

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At a glance

117 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Local authority nursery school
Age range
2–4
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
30.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
30.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.ronaldopenshaw.newham.sch.uk
URN
102703

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 10 May 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 117 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
12 of 12 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Bangladeshi 17% (Newham 24%, England 2%) · Any other White background 16% (Newham 12%, England 7%) · Black African 13% (Newham 10%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 11% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 8% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 6% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Newham 4%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Newham 13%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Newham 11%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 3% (Newham 3%, England 1%) · White British 3% (Newham 5%, England 60%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Newham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (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
17.9
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 £66,928; 40% 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£18,538
Typical nursery school£13,398

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 79% (79%) · premises 7% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 2% (5%) · supplies and services 11% (8%) · educational supplies 4% (2%) · bought-in professional services 7% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £121,433; in-year balance -£90,160

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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 higher40.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier26.2%62.3%
Social housing32.3%17.1%
Privately rented41.2%20.5%
Detached houses5.4%22.9%
Flats56.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van58.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003616 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£506,500664 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£377,000–£638,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (11)£575,000
Terraced (230)£600,000
Flat (422)£433,000

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
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
19an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
114an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
15an 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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