South Acton Childrens Centre
South Acton Childrens Centre is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 5. It has 125 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.
Castle Close, Acton, London, W3 8RX020 8992 0724southactoncc.comMrs Mandy Roach headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 May 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Improving) - 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 Ealing council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 31 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 Ealing with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (10), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (10), Moderate learning difficulty (8), Hearing impairment (1), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 125 | 120 | 118 | 130 | 120 | 147 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 67% | 61% | 65% | 75% | 72% | 67% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 13% | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 3% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
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.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Gardens Primary School | Council | 90 m | 349 | No overall grade 2025 | 17 | Compare |
| Leap Service - the National Autistics Society | Miscellaneous | 320 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Snowflake School | Independent | 360 m | 43 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ark Soane Academy | Free school | 480 m | 874 | Outstanding 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Ark Priory Primary Academy | Academy | 510 m | 439 | No overall grade 2025 | 93 | Compare |
| Ark Acton Academy | Academy | 550 m | 752 | Good 2023 | 43 | Compare |
| Blooming Tree School | Independent | 580 m | 55 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Twyford Church of England High School | Academy | 710 m | 1,682 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is South Acton Childrens Centre a good school?
South Acton Childrens Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in May 2023.
What is South Acton Childrens Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated South Acton Childrens Centre outstanding at its last full inspection on 24 May 2023.
How many pupils does South Acton Childrens Centre have?
125 pupils aged 3 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
Does South Acton Childrens Centre have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit 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
- Castle Close, Acton, London, W3 8RX
- Telephone
- 020 8992 0724
- Website
- www.southactoncc.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mandy Roach
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 3-5, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Ward
- South Acton
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 101861 · LAESTAB 3071003 · UKPRN 10045579
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.