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Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school84 pupilsNurseryLondonCroydon
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, January 2024
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher20.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll84Census January 2026

Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 84 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 2024.

23 Dagnall Park, South Norwood, London, SE25 5PL020 8684 3777crosfieldandselhurstnursery.co.ukMr Daniel Bissex executive headAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 January 2024, 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”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
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 Croydon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll84Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English39%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support20%17 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%3 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls41 / 43
White British pupils14%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Other difficulty or disability (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll848254505960
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language39%39%56%64%49%35%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support24%30%28%25%25%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%0%0%0%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers2.5full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher20.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants3.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£58,974
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£13,226England £7,738. Total £661k
Income per pupil£14,634England £7,697. Total £732k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,287England £3,480
Money in reserve-17%In the red: -£122k, -£2,433 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£70kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£13,226spent 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 m78112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate106 per 1,000 people16% higher than the England average
Typical house price£425,000Croydon
Nearest bus stop110 mSelhurst New Road, 11 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
BRIT School for Performing Arts and TechnologyCTC160 m1,445No overall grade 2024Compare
The Crescent Primary SchoolAcademy160 m318Good 202421Compare
Aya College (Educational Provision)Independent230 m0Not inspectedCompare
Broadmead Primary SchoolAcademy290 m394Good 202321Compare
St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy590 m336Good 202486Compare
Whitehorse Manor Infant SchoolAcademy680 m356Good 202417Compare
Whitehorse Manor Junior SchoolAcademy680 m422Report card 202629Compare
Heavers Farm Primary SchoolCouncil700 m259Good 202310Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre a good school?

Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2024.

What is Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre good at its last full inspection on 24 January 2024.

How many pupils does Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre have?

84 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
23 Dagnall Park, South Norwood, London, SE25 5PL
Telephone
020 8684 3777
Website
www.crosfieldandselhurstnursery.co.uk
Executive Head
Mr Daniel Bissex
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
Croydon
Ward
Selhurst
Constituency
Croydon West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 1998
URN
131724 · LAESTAB 3061005

Where these figures come from