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Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school67 pupilsNurseryLondonWandsworth
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, May 2023
Pupils from low-income families14%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher27.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll67Census January 2026

Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 67 pupils. About 14 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.

157-159 Battersea Church Rd, Battersea, London, SW11 3ND020 7223 5455somerset.wandsworth.sch.ukMiss Kellie Schrader headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 24 May 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 Wandsworth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll67Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families19%14% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English31%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 girls29 / 38
White British pupils51%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll676344574960
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals19%8%14%19%27%25%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language31%33%32%32%49%38%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support2%11%7%20%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%4%2%10%

Staff and money

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

Teachers2.0full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher27.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£70,884
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£15,875England £7,738. Total £698k
Income per pupil£16,409England £7,697. Total £722k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,490England £3,480
Money in reserve33%A lot put by: £240k, £5,450 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£24kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£15,875spent 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 m70112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate113 per 1,000 people25% higher than the England average
Typical house price£650,000Wandsworth
Nearest bus stop70 mSunbury Lane, 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
Thomas's BatterseaIndependent (grammar)190 m547Not inspectedCompare
Saint John Bosco CollegeRoman Catholic230 m828Good 202243Compare
Westbridge AcademyAcademy230 m169Good 202266Compare
L'Ecole de BatterseaIndependent340 m258Not inspectedCompare
Chelsea AcademyAcademy610 m1,106Good 202357Compare
First Bridge SchoolIndependent610 m37Not inspectedCompare
Ashburnham Community SchoolCouncil660 m138No overall grade 202551Compare
Falconbrook Primary SchoolCouncil840 m180Good 202034Compare

Questions parents ask

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

Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in May 2023.

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

Ofsted rated Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre outstanding at its last full inspection on 24 May 2023.

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

67 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
157-159 Battersea Church Rd, Battersea, London, SW11 3ND
Telephone
020 7223 5455
Website
www.somerset.wandsworth.sch.uk
Headteacher
Miss Kellie Schrader
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
Wandsworth
Ward
St Mary's
Constituency
Battersea
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100992 · LAESTAB 2121057

Where these figures come from