Side by side
Balham Nursery School and Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Balham Nursery School has 48 pupils; Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre has 68.
- The two schools are 2.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Balham Nursery School | Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Local authority nursery school DfE register | State-funded: Local authority nursery school DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 5 DfE register | 2 to 5 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 48 DfE register | 68 DfE register |
| Borough | Wandsworth DfE register | Lambeth DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 29 January 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 17 October 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 37.5% DfE register | 3.4% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 21.2% school census 2024/25 | 31.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 3% school census 2024/25 | 15.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 18 DfE workforce census | 16.2 DfE workforce census |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
- Balham Nursery School and Maytree Nursery School1.1 miles apart
- Balham Nursery School and Holmewood Nursery School1.5 miles apart
- Balham Nursery School and Triangle Nursery School2.0 miles apart
- Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre and Triangle Nursery Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
- Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre and Holmewood Nursery School0.8 miles apart
- Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre and Maytree Nursery School1 mile apart
- Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre and The Grove Nursery School2.0 miles apart