Acacia Nursery, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Staff genuinely care for the children and build strong relationships with them, helping children grow in confidence. The nursery works well with the children's centre to keep children safe. Parents appreciate the support they receive from the nursery.
Key Strengths
- Staff care for children and have good relationships with them
- Partnership with the children's centre helps keep children safe
- Parents value the support they receive and appreciate how their children grow in confidence
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is inadequate - staff lack knowledge to plan effective learning and don't use progress checks to plan next steps
- Children's spoken language, reading, writing and maths skills are not developed well enough
- Leadership and governance are inadequate with no clear long-term plan
- Children with special needs and those speaking English as an additional language are significantly underachieving
- Children do not receive their full entitlement to free education due to poor use of time
Safeguarding
The partnership with the children's centre enables staff to keep children safe, though safeguarding arrangements are not described in detail as a key finding.
Acacia Nursery requires special measures due to significant decline since the previous inspection. Senior leaders and governors have not taken rigorous action to improve the school's effectiveness, and the nursery faces instability with temporary staff.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Waltham Forest
Places available
3,090
Applications
2,739
Got 1st preference
84.6%
Got preferred school
97.2%
Secondary admissions across Waltham Forest (2025/26)
Inspection History(110)
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