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Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school92 pupilsNurseryLondonHackney
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, April 2023
Pupils from low-income families16%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher39.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll92Census January 2026

Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre is a local authority nursery school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 92 pupils. About 16 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.

Cassland Road, Hackney, London, E9 5BY020 8985 3491wentworth.hackney.sch.ukMs Farzana Chowdhury headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 26 April 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 Hackney council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll92Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families37%16% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English37%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support8%7 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%2 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls51 / 41
White British pupils28%

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 Hackney with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (5), language and communications needs (4).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll927784919497
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals37%36%10%10%9%9%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language37%46%36%43%45%30%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support3%7%0%3%3%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%3%0%1%

Staff and money

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

Teachers2.0full-time equivalent, 2 people
Pupils per teacher39.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.1full-time equivalent
Teachers who left in the year50%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£16,925England £7,738. Total £999k
Income per pupil£16,737England £7,697. Total £987k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,861England £3,480
Money in reserve-3%In the red: -£30k, -£501 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£11kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£16,925spent 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 m1,43412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate139 per 1,000 people53% higher than the England average
Typical house price£592,000Hackney
Nearest bus stop40 mGascoyne Road, 22 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
Berger Primary SchoolCouncil390 m414Not inspected74Compare
Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyAcademy470 m838Outstanding 2023100Compare
Ickburgh SchoolCouncil580 m184Good 2023Compare
Cardinal Pole Catholic SchoolAcademy590 m980Good 202242Compare
Orchard Primary SchoolCouncil590 m518Report card 202593Compare
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England700 m140Good 202259Compare
Morningside Primary SchoolCouncil710 m428Outstanding 202386Compare
The City Academy, HackneyAcademy780 m1,149Good 202376Compare

Questions parents ask

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

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

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

Ofsted rated Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre outstanding at its last full inspection on 26 April 2023.

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

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

Does Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre 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
Cassland Road, Hackney, London, E9 5BY
Telephone
020 8985 3491
Website
www.wentworth.hackney.sch.uk
Headteacher
Ms Farzana Chowdhury
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
Hackney
Ward
Hackney Wick
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100212 · LAESTAB 2041008

Where these figures come from