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Edith Kerrison Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school127 pupilsNurseryLondonNewham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, January 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher17.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll127Census January 2026

Edith Kerrison Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 127 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 good, back in 2023.

Sophia Road, London, E16 3PB020 7476 1735edithkerrison.newham.sch.ukMs Joanne Aylett headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 31 January 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

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 Newham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll127Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English45%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support26%33 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%5 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls72 / 55
White British pupils13%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (27), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), Hearing impairment (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll127129133151133121
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language45%52%51%54%45%42%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–36%28%21%27%24%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–1%0%0%0%1%

Staff and money

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

Teachers4.8full-time equivalent, 6 people
Pupils per teacher17.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants14.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£66,975
Teachers who left in the year24%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.82024/25

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£21,789England £7,738. Total £1.6m
Income per pupil£22,043England £7,697. Total £1.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£5,326England £3,480
Money in reserve34%A lot put by: £542k, £7,523 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£18kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£21,789spent 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 m1,25912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate151 per 1,000 people66% higher than the England average
Typical house price£450,000Newham
Nearest bus stop180 mCanning Town Recreation Ground, 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
Rosetta Primary SchoolAcademy70 m548Outstanding 202399Compare
St Joachim's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy440 m345Report card 202554Compare
Keir Hardie Primary SchoolCouncil550 m437Outstanding 202496Compare
Kaizen Primary SchoolAcademy670 m419Outstanding 202498Compare
Ravenscroft Primary SchoolAcademy670 m479No overall grade 202595Compare
Royal Docks AcademyAcademy680 m849Report card 202615Compare
Scott Wilkie Primary SchoolAcademy680 m399Outstanding 202398Compare
Tollgate Primary SchoolAcademy690 m426Outstanding 202299Compare
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Questions parents ask

Is Edith Kerrison Nursery School a good school?

Edith Kerrison Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2023.

What is Edith Kerrison Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Edith Kerrison Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 31 January 2023.

How many pupils does Edith Kerrison Nursery School have?

127 pupils aged 2 to 4 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
Sophia Road, London, E16 3PB
Telephone
020 7476 1735
Website
www.edithkerrison.newham.sch.uk
Headteacher
Ms Joanne Aylett
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Newham
Ward
Custom House
Constituency
West Ham and Beckton
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102700 · LAESTAB 3161000
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from