The Grove Nursery School
0.8 miles79 pupils
State-funded · Nursery · Southwark
Nell Gwynn Nursery School
Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5 · Mixed · 91 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Local authority nursery school (state-funded)
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 91 census January 2026
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Gregory Doey
- Address
- Meeting House Lane, Peckham, London, SE15 2TT
- Borough
- Southwark
- Telephone
- 02072528265
- DfE reference (URN)
- 100770
- Website
- nellgwynn.southwark.sch.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Nursery places are applied for directly, not through the Reception or Year 7 process. A nursery place does not guarantee a Reception place at any school.
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 10 May 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 11.5% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 56.3%
- Receiving SEN support
- 40.8%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 34% / 66%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Pupil to teacher ratios - school level · 2025/26 (school workforce census, November 2025) · last checked 9 October 2026
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
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