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Lea Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school100 pupilsNurserySlough
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, April 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher31.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll100Census January 2026

Lea Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Slough for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 100 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.

Wexham Road, Wexham Road, Slough, SL2 5JW01753 536492lea-nursery.slough.sch.ukMrs Michelle Birch headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 April 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
3 December 2019UngradedSchool 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 Slough council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll100Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English80%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support10%10 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls44 / 56
White British pupils0%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (5), language and communications needs (4), Physical disability (1), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1009811797100111
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language80%67%62%54%55%51%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support16%13%13%10%17%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%1%3%0%

Staff

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

Teachers2.2full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher31.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants3.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£63,392
Teachers who left in the year67%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m36912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate128 per 1,000 people40% higher than the England average
Typical house price£387,250Slough
Nearest bus stop60 mLea School, 12 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
Willow Primary SchoolAcademy140 m454Report card 202672Compare
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary SchoolMuslim190 m624Outstanding 202398Compare
St Joseph's Catholic High SchoolAcademy610 m988Report card 202670Compare
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy660 m415Not inspected20Compare
Lynch Hill Enterprise AcademyFree school820 m863No overall grade 202513Compare
Khalsa Primary SchoolAcademy840 m529Outstanding 202097Compare
St Bernard's Preparatory SchoolIndependent890 m229Not inspectedCompare
Littledown SchoolAcademy990 m38Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Lea Nursery School a good school?

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

What is Lea Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Lea Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 25 April 2023.

How many pupils does Lea Nursery School have?

100 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
Wexham Road, Wexham Road, Slough, SL2 5JW
Telephone
01753 536492
Website
www.lea-nursery.slough.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Michelle Birch
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
Slough
Ward
Upton Lea
Constituency
Slough
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
109763 · LAESTAB 8711023

Where these figures come from