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Holmewood Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school93 pupilsNurseryLondonLambeth
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, July 2023
Pupils from low-income families19%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher24.7School workforce census
Pupils on roll93Census January 2026

Holmewood Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 93 pupils. About 18 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 2023.

66 Upper Tulse Hill, London, SW2 2RW020 8674 2186Mr Luke Page headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 4 July 2023 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. 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.

Pupils on roll93Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families33%19% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English30%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support22%20 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%5 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls51 / 42
White British pupils24%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (19), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Other difficulty or disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll93104100115130139
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals33%29%19%22%27%22%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language30%42%44%49%41%43%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–19%27%21%18%14%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–3%2%2%4%1%

Staff and money

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

Teachers3.2full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher24.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£64,391
Teachers who left in the year36%2024/25, 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£16,686England £7,738. Total £1.3m
Income per pupil£16,547England £7,697. Total £1.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,225England £3,480
Money in reserve18%A healthy amount put by: £223k, £2,974 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£10kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£16,686spent 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 m93112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate102 per 1,000 people12% higher than the England average
Typical house price£545,000Lambeth
Nearest bus stop290 mNew Park Road, 15 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
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England110 m119Report card 20269Compare
Elm Court SchoolCouncil240 m155Not inspected–Compare
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy330 m170Good 202278Compare
The Orchard SchoolMuslim340 m207Not inspected84Compare
Richard Atkins Primary SchoolCouncil490 m204Good 202222Compare
Jubilee Primary SchoolCouncil670 m332Good 202355Compare
City Heights E-ACT AcademyAcademy730 m460Report card 202519Compare
Fenstanton Primary SchoolCouncil730 m145Requires improvement 20234Compare
All schools in LambethAll schools in LondonBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Holmewood Nursery School a good school?

Holmewood Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in July 2023.

What is Holmewood Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Holmewood Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 4 July 2023.

How many pupils does Holmewood Nursery School have?

93 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
66 Upper Tulse Hill, London, SW2 2RW
Telephone
020 8674 2186
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
Brixton Rush Common
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100554 · LAESTAB 2081058
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from