School Chooser

Slough Centre Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school102 pupilsNurserySlough
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, July 2025
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher28.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll102Census January 2026

Slough Centre Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Slough for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 102 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 inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Buckingham Avenue East, Slough, SL1 3EA01753 521975sloughcentrenursery.co.ukMrs Aisha Lateef headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 8 July 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

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
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
26 March 2024UngradedSchool 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 roll102Census 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 support20%20 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls58 / 44
White British pupils5%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 6 pupils, for autism, other needs.

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 Slough with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1021071141018998
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language61%65%63%55%57%65%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support26%26%31%18%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%0%0%1%5%

Staff

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

Teachers2.4full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher28.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,229
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m49912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate133 per 1,000 people46% higher than the England average
Typical house price£387,250Slough
Nearest bus stop90 mBuckingham Avenue Centre, 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
Herschel Grammar SchoolAcademy (grammar)170 m1,062Outstanding 202498Compare
Baylis Court Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school500 m129Good 2024Compare
Phoenix Infant AcademyAcademy510 m262Not inspectedCompare
The Godolphin Junior AcademyAcademy540 m413Not inspected97Compare
Baylis Court SchoolAcademy750 m921Report card 202675Compare
Eden Girls' School, SloughFree school760 m613Outstanding 202495Compare
Islamic Shakhsiyah FoundationIndependent0.7 miles106Not inspectedCompare
The Westgate SchoolAcademy0.7 miles1,273No overall grade 202533Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Slough Centre Nursery School a good school?

Slough Centre Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in July 2025.

What is Slough Centre Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Slough Centre Nursery School not judged at its last full inspection on 8 July 2025.

How many pupils does Slough Centre Nursery School have?

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

Does Slough Centre Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, other needs. 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
Buckingham Avenue East, Slough, SL1 3EA
Telephone
01753 521975
Website
www.sloughcentrenursery.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Aisha Lateef
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
Baylis & Salt Hill
Constituency
Slough
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
109760 · LAESTAB 8711020

Where these figures come from