Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 75 pupils. About 19 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.
1 Gundulf Street, London, SE11 6BG020 7582 9711ethelrednursery.org.ukMr Luke Page headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 11 July 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that, although the inspectors did raise some concerns, so a full inspection will follow. 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 Lambeth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 6 pupils, for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Lambeth with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (10), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 75 | 91 | 95 | 91 | 92 | 126 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 52% | 64% | 41% | 39% | 45% | 26% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 56% | 44% | 46% | 48% | 60% | 59% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 12% | 9% | 25% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavia House Schools, London | Independent | 40 m | 121 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Vanguard School | Free school | 70 m | 71 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 140 m | 238 | No overall grade 2025 | 78 | Compare |
| Walnut Tree Walk Primary School | Council | 360 m | 420 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Vauxhall Primary School | Foundation | 470 m | 188 | Good 2023 | 37 | Compare |
| King's College London Maths School | Free schools 16 to 19 | 580 m | 158 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Marine Society College of the Sea | Further education | 610 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lilian Baylis Technology School | Council | 670 m | 848 | Outstanding 2023 | 76 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre a good school?
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in July 2024.
What is Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre outstanding at its last full inspection on 11 July 2024.
How many pupils does Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre have?
75 pupils aged 2 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.
Does Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 1 Gundulf Street, London, SE11 6BG
- Telephone
- 020 7582 9711
- Website
- www.ethelrednursery.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Page
- 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
- Lambeth
- Ward
- Kennington
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100552 · LAESTAB 2081049
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.