Thornton Heath Nursery School
0.5 miles96 pupils
State-funded · Nursery · Croydon
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5 · Mixed · 84 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Local authority nursery school (state-funded)
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 84 census January 2026
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Executive Head
- Mr Daniel Bissex
- Address
- 23 Dagnall Park, South Norwood, London, SE25 5PL
- Borough
- Croydon
- Telephone
- 02086843777
- DfE reference (URN)
- 131724
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, 24 January 2024: 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
- Outstanding
- 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
- 0% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 39%
- Receiving SEN support
- 24.4%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 1.2%
- Girls / boys
- 45% / 55%
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
- 20.8 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).
Compare with similar schools
Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.
- Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre and Thornton Heath Nursery School0.5 miles apart
- Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre and Tunstall Nursery School0.8 miles apart
- Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre and Crosfield Nursery School0.8 miles apart
- Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre and Dulwich Wood Nursery School2.9 miles apart