Thornton Heath Nursery School
Thornton Heath Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Thornton Heath for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 96 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 good, back in 2023.
51 Pridham Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8RS020 8684 0494thns.orgMrs Jenette Indarsingh head of nurseryAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
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 Croydon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (12), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Other difficulty or disability (1), emotional and mental health (1), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 96 | 103 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 115 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 51% | 50% | 57% | 49% | 49% | 57% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 21% | 14% | 4% | 15% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse Manor Infant School | Academy | 220 m | 356 | Good 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior School | Academy | 220 m | 422 | Report card 2026 | 29 | Compare |
| Bensham Manor School | Council | 550 m | 246 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Aya College (Educational Provision) | Independent | 580 m | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology | CTC | 710 m | 1,445 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Ecclesbourne Primary School | Academy | 750 m | 417 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 810 m | 336 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre | Local authority nursery school | 810 m | 84 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Thornton Heath Nursery School a good school?
Thornton Heath Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2023.
What is Thornton Heath Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thornton Heath Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 10 October 2023.
How many pupils does Thornton Heath Nursery School have?
96 pupils aged 2 to 4 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
- 51 Pridham Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8RS
- Telephone
- 020 8684 0494
- Website
- www.thns.org
- Head of Nursery
- Mrs Jenette Indarsingh
- 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
- Croydon
- Ward
- Thornton Heath
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 1998
- URN
- 131723 · LAESTAB 3061004 · UKPRN 10085930
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.