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Tachbrook Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school52 pupilsNurseryLondonWestminster
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, July 2025
Pupils from low-income families6%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher11.7School workforce census
Pupils on roll52Census January 2026

Tachbrook Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 52 pupils. About 6 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.

Aylesford Street, London, SW1V 3RT020 7186 0081tachbrooknursery.co.ukMr Ben Commins 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
23 May 2024UngradedSchool 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 Westminster council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll52Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families23%6% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English46%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support29%15 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls29 / 23
White British pupils21%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 8 pupils, for autism.

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 Westminster with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (13), emotional and mental health (2), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll526055445957
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals23%23%22%16%12%16%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language46%42%36%23%32%35%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support22%22%30%17%18%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%2%0%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers3.0full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher11.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£65,370
Teachers who left in the year44%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£18,496England £7,738. Total £777k
Income per pupil£21,525England £7,697. Total £904k
Spent on teachers per pupil£6,819England £3,480
Money in reserve19%A healthy amount put by: £172k, £4,087 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£127kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£18,496spent 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 m1,06812 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate108 per 1,000 people19% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop260 mPimlico Station, 19 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
Pimlico PrimaryFree school370 m331No overall grade 202546Compare
Pimlico AcademyAcademy370 m1,079Report card 202682Compare
Fairley House SchoolIndependent (grammar)430 m202Not inspectedCompare
Millbank Gardens Primary AcademyAcademy550 m260Not inspected99Compare
Westminster Under SchoolIndependent (grammar)570 m275Not inspectedCompare
St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England700 m187Good 202361Compare
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and AutismFoundation770 m439Good 20246Compare
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic920 m162Report card 202642Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Tachbrook Nursery School a good school?

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

What is Tachbrook Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

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

How many pupils does Tachbrook Nursery School have?

52 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

Does Tachbrook Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism. 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
Aylesford Street, London, SW1V 3RT
Telephone
020 7186 0081
Website
www.tachbrooknursery.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Ben Commins
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
Westminster
Ward
Pimlico South
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101104 · LAESTAB 2131026

Where these figures come from