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Dulwich Wood Nursery School and Thornton Heath Nursery School

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What differs

  • Dulwich Wood Nursery School takes ages 2 to 5; Thornton Heath Nursery School takes ages 2 to 4.
  • The two schools are 2.5 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactDulwich Wood Nursery SchoolThornton Heath Nursery School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Local authority nursery school

DfE register

State-funded: Local authority nursery school

DfE register

Ages2 to 5

DfE register

2 to 4

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils81

DfE register

96

DfE register

BoroughSouthwark

DfE register

Croydon

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted report card, 24 February 2026

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 10 October 2023: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals18.8%

DfE register

0%

DfE register

English as an additional language30%

school census 2024/25

49.5%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support43.8%

school census 2024/25

18.4%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher18.3

DfE workforce census

Not published

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

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