1
Oliver Thomas Nursery School
London • E6 6BU
1
11 Sep 2024
Top 10 Nursery schools in London
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2015)
This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the town of London. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
62
Outstanding
43
Good
17
Median inspection year
2015
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 70% · G: 28% · RI: 2% · I: 0%
2
Portman Early Childhood Centre
London • NW8 8DE
1
14 Jul 2024
3
Low Hall Nursery School
London • E17 8BE
1
15 Nov 2023
4
Acacia Nursery
London • E11 3HF
1
24 Jul 2023
5
South Acton Childrens Centre
London • W3 8RX
1
6 Jul 2023
6
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School
London • E15 1JP
1
2 Jul 2023
7
Rowland Hill Nursery School
London • N17 7LT
1
13 Nov 2022
8
Triangle Nursery School
London • SW2 1PL
1
14 Nov 2019
9
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre
London • E15 3JT
1
4 Nov 2019
10
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre
London • N15 3SD
1
23 Jan 2018
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Pembury House Nursery School 1 • Jul 2017
- Columbia Market Nursery School 1 • Nov 2015
- Golborne & Maxilla Nursery School 1 • May 2015
- Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 • Mar 2015
- Maytree Nursery School 1 • Feb 2015
- Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 • Feb 2015
- Holmewood Nursery School 1 • Jan 2015
- Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 • Oct 2014
- Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre 1 • Jul 2014
- Thomas Coram Centre 1 • Jul 2014