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Acacia Nursery

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school130 pupilsNurseryLondonWaltham Forest
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, June 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll130Census January 2026

Acacia Nursery is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 130 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.

Cecil Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3HF020 8558 4444acacianursery.co.ukMrs Maureen Okoye executive headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 June 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
8 October 2019UngradedSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Waltham Forest council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll130Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English12%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support7%9 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls62 / 68
White British pupils49%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (6), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll13011612211310788
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language12%23%37%49%53%32%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support17%18%8%14%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%2%4%4%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers2.0full-time equivalent, 2 people
Pupils per teacherPupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants0.0full-time equivalent
Teachers who left in the year100%2023/24, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£11,540England £7,738. Total £1.1m
Income per pupil£11,638England £7,697. Total £1.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£1,062England £3,480
Money in reserve2%Very little put by: £20k, £200 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£9,578it took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£11,540spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,32012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate244 per 1,000 people168% higher than the England average
Typical house price£530,000Waltham Forest
Nearest bus stop230 mLeytonstone Fire Station, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Mayville AcademyAcademy360 m274Good 202454Compare
Buxton SchoolFoundation370 m1,065Good 202352Compare
Davies Lane Primary SchoolAcademy530 m927Outstanding 202497Compare
The Jenny Hammond Primary SchoolCouncil600 m388Good 202390Compare
George Tomlinson Primary SchoolCouncil750 m554Good 202356Compare
Connaught School for GirlsAcademy860 m550No overall grade 202552Compare
Downsell Primary SchoolCouncil900 m426Good 202357Compare
Newport SchoolCouncil0.7 miles849No overall grade 202494Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Acacia Nursery a good school?

Acacia Nursery doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in June 2023.

What is Acacia Nursery's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Acacia Nursery outstanding at its last full inspection on 7 June 2023.

How many pupils does Acacia Nursery have?

130 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Cecil Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3HF
Telephone
020 8558 4444
Website
www.acacianursery.co.uk
Executive Headteacher
Mrs Maureen Okoye
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Ward
Cann Hall
Constituency
Leyton and Wanstead
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103030 · LAESTAB 3201004

Where these figures come from