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Robert Owen Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school135 pupilsNurseryLondonGreenwich
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, July 2023
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher15.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll135Census January 2026

Robert Owen Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 135 pupils. About 9 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.

43 Commerell Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 0EA020 8858 0529robertowenearlyyears.org.ukMiss Jo Graham headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 19 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 Greenwich council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll135Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families17%9% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English32%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support30%40 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls71 / 64
White British pupils30%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (36), Specific learning difficulty (2), Other difficulty or disability (1), Physical disability (1), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll135176194162176230
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals17%9%17%19%15%11%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language32%27%26%27%29%27%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support27%16%15%18%15%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%1%0%0%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers5.7full-time equivalent, 8 people
Pupils per teacher15.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£76,452
Teachers who left in the year53%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher13.12024/25

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£14,475England £7,738. Total £1.7m
Income per pupil£14,149England £7,697. Total £1.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,850England £3,480
Money in reserve-25%In the red: -£428k, -£3,600 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£39kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£14,475spent 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 m1,06412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate120 per 1,000 people32% higher than the England average
Typical house price£460,000Greenwich
Nearest bus stop100 mChrist Church Primary School, 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
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England30 m161Report card 202639Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic180 m124Good 202327Compare
Halstow Primary SchoolAcademy690 m410Report card 202691Compare
Meridian Primary SchoolCouncil710 m231Good 202292Compare
Millennium Primary SchoolAcademy730 m384No overall grade 202588Compare
University of GreenwichHigher education institutions800 mNot inspectedCompare
Canary Wharf College, GlenworthFree school850 m308No overall grade 202598Compare
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England850 m393Good 202349Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Robert Owen Nursery School a good school?

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

What is Robert Owen Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Robert Owen Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 19 July 2023.

How many pupils does Robert Owen Nursery School have?

135 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
43 Commerell Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 0EA
Telephone
020 8858 0529
Website
www.robertowenearlyyears.org.uk
Headteacher
Miss Jo Graham
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
Greenwich
Ward
East Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100102 · LAESTAB 2031022

Where these figures come from