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Ronald Openshaw Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school117 pupilsNurseryLondonNewham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, May 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher17.9School workforce census
Pupils on roll117Census January 2026

Ronald Openshaw Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 117 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.

Henniker Road, Stratford, London, E15 1JP020 8534 6196ronaldopenshaw.newham.sch.ukMrs Megan Panayiotou headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 May 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 Newham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll117Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English47%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support14%16 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%4 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls56 / 61
White British pupils3%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 12 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 Newham with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (7), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (7), language and communications needs (5), Specific learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll117117112116120120
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language47%31%28%37%46%50%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–31%29%23%13%25%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–2%0%3%0%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers4.6full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher17.9Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£66,928
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.02022/23

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£16,905England £7,738. Total £1.3m
Income per pupil£17,104England £7,697. Total £1.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,510England £3,480
Money in reserve16%A healthy amount put by: £212k, £2,678 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£16kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£16,905spent 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 m1,20212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate324 per 1,000 people256% higher than the England average
Typical house price£450,000Newham
Nearest bus stop160 mThornham Grove, 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
Colegrave Primary SchoolCouncil180 m519Outstanding 202388Compare
Hafs AcademyIndependent290 m77Not inspected–Compare
Education LinksFree schools alternative provision300 m24Good 2022–Compare
Harris Academy ChobhamAcademy420 m2,047No overall grade 202579Compare
St Francis' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy520 m256Good 202479Compare
Maryland Primary SchoolCouncil630 m403Good 202340Compare
Downsell Primary SchoolCouncil650 m426Good 202357Compare
Stratford CircusMiscellaneous660 m–Not inspected–Compare
All schools in NewhamAll schools in LondonBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Ronald Openshaw Nursery School a good school?

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

What is Ronald Openshaw Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Ronald Openshaw Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 10 May 2023.

How many pupils does Ronald Openshaw Nursery School have?

117 pupils aged 2 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.

Does Ronald Openshaw Nursery School 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
Henniker Road, Stratford, London, E15 1JP
Telephone
020 8534 6196
Website
www.ronaldopenshaw.newham.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Megan Panayiotou
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
Newham
Ward
Maryland
Constituency
Stratford and Bow
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102703 · LAESTAB 3161003
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from