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Thomas Wall Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-5MixedLocal authority nursery school98 pupilsNurserySutton
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, May 2025
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher23.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll98Census January 2026

Thomas Wall Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Sutton for boys and girls aged 3 to 5. It has 98 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.

Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2SF020 8642 5666Mel Bracey headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 May 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”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
18 July 2023UngradedSchool 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 Sutton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll98Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English57%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support24%23 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls52 / 46
White British pupils12%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 20 pupils, for speech, language and communication.

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 Sutton with speech, language and communication provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (14), Autistic spectrum disorder (10).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll9891103109117120
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language57%56%60%48%50%58%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support32%25%19%21%19%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%3%0%0%0%

Staff and money

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

Teachers4.1full-time equivalent, 8 people
Pupils per teacher23.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£73,295
Teachers who left in the year26%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher21.42024/25

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£10,473England £7,738. Total £953k
Income per pupil£11,096England £7,697. Total £1.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,667England £3,480
Money in reserve20%A lot put by: £205k, £2,250 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£57kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£10,473spent 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 m52512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate91 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£460,000Sutton
Nearest bus stop340 mSherwood Park Road (SM1), 9 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
Robin Hood Infants' SchoolCouncil0 m239Report card 202632Compare
The Limes CollegeAcademy alternative provision converter100 m61Good 2023Compare
Homefield Preparatory SchoolIndependent (grammar)230 m224Not inspectedCompare
Robin Hood Junior SchoolCouncil390 m359Good 202287Compare
Sutton High School GDSTIndependent400 m878Not inspectedCompare
Sutton College of Learning for AdultsMiscellaneous490 mNot inspectedCompare
Grove Road SchoolIndependent640 m27Not inspectedCompare
Orchard Hill CollegeSpecial post 16 institution680 mNot inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Thomas Wall Nursery School a good school?

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

What is Thomas Wall Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Thomas Wall Nursery School not judged at its last full inspection on 13 May 2025.

How many pupils does Thomas Wall Nursery School have?

98 pupils aged 3 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

Does Thomas Wall Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for speech, language and communication. 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
Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2SF
Telephone
020 8642 5666
Headteacher
Mel Bracey
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
Sutton
Ward
Sutton West & East Cheam
Constituency
Sutton and Cheam
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102956 · LAESTAB 3191001

Where these figures come from