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Low Hall Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school66 pupilsNurseryLondonWaltham Forest
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, October 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher24.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll66Census January 2026

Low Hall Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 66 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 outstanding, back in 2023.

Low Hall Lane, Walthamstow, London, E17 8BE020 8520 1689Mrs Helen Currie headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 17 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

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 Waltham Forest council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll66Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English61%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls34 / 32
White British pupils12%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll665558736259
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language61%64%53%55%42%56%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%5%11%7%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–2%0%3%3%2%

Staff and money

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

Teachers1.9full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher24.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants0.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£56,425
Teachers who left in the year0%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£16,810England £7,738. Total £605k
Income per pupil£18,195England £7,697. Total £655k
Spent on teachers per pupil£5,597England £3,480
Money in reserve-3%In the red: -£17k, -£470 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£50kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£16,810spent 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 m1,12812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate200 per 1,000 people119% higher than the England average
Typical house price£530,000Waltham Forest
Nearest bus stop80 mMarkhouse Avenue, 13 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
South Grove Primary SchoolCouncil50 m485Outstanding 202494Compare
Kelmscott SchoolCouncil320 m1,137Not inspected36Compare
Barn Croft Primary SchoolCouncil400 m170No overall grade 202582Compare
Edinburgh Primary SchoolCouncil420 m153Good 202462Compare
St Saviour's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy430 m356Outstanding 201997Compare
Mission Grove Primary SchoolCouncil570 m805Good 202313Compare
Thomas Gamuel Primary SchoolAcademy680 m338Report card 202690Compare
Coppermill Primary SchoolCouncil740 m195Good 202486Compare
All schools in Waltham ForestAll schools in LondonBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Low Hall Nursery School a good school?

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

What is Low Hall Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Low Hall Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 17 October 2023.

How many pupils does Low Hall Nursery School have?

66 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
Low Hall Lane, Walthamstow, London, E17 8BE
Telephone
020 8520 1689
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Currie
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
Waltham Forest
Ward
St James
Constituency
Walthamstow
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103027 · LAESTAB 3201000
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from