Balham Nursery School
Balham Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 48 pupils. About 38 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
72 Endlesham Road, Balham, London, SW12 8JL020 8673 4055balham-nursery.wandsworth.sch.ukMrs Natasha Crabbe headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 29 January 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - 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 Wandsworth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), emotional and mental health (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 48 | 33 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 71 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 35% | 18% | 21% | 46% | 47% | 31% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 35% | 21% | 28% | 32% | 21% | 27% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 3% | 23% | 29% | 25% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 9% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 1% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
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.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Grove Academy | Academy | 190 m | 1,327 | Good 2024 | 80 | Compare |
| Hornsby House School | Independent | 220 m | 433 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 250 m | 197 | Good 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Oak Lodge School | Council | 400 m | 96 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Alderbrook Primary School | Council | 410 m | 216 | Good 2024 | 63 | Compare |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 420 m | 103 | Good 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Ravenstone Primary School | Academy | 530 m | 283 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls | Independent | 550 m | 321 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Balham Nursery School a good school?
Balham Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in January 2025.
What is Balham Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Balham Nursery School not judged at its last full inspection on 29 January 2025.
How many pupils does Balham Nursery School have?
48 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
- 72 Endlesham Road, Balham, London, SW12 8JL
- Telephone
- 020 8673 4055
- Website
- www.balham-nursery.wandsworth.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Crabbe
- 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
- Wandsworth
- Ward
- Balham
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100990 · LAESTAB 2121015
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.