Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Comet Nursery provides a warm, welcoming environment where children settle quickly and thrive. Staff know each child as an individual and use this knowledge to plan carefully for their needs, helping them make rapid progress. Parents praise the school highly, saying staff 'go the extra mile' and their children are happy, safe and developing impressive social skills.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding teaching with staff exceptionally skilled at knowing when to move children on and which strategies to use
- All groups of children make rapid gains in learning across all areas, with particularly strong progress in letters, sounds and numbers
- Excellent support for children whose first language is not English, with staff highly skilled at developing vocabulary quickly
- Exemplary behaviour and impressive social skills demonstrated by children
- Outstanding provision for disabled children and those with special educational needs through close work with families and external agencies
Areas for Improvement
- Develop action plans to support parents in helping their children with learning at home
- Share the school's effective practice more widely to contribute to school improvement locally and nationally
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school's work to keep children safe and secure is outstanding, with clear routines and children demonstrating good understanding of how to stay safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Dance performances, bird watching, insect studying, chick hatching, boat rides on the canal, breakfast club, tea club
Comet Nursery School is an outstanding school that has maintained its excellent rating. The headteacher's relentless focus on high expectations and quality provision ensures children get the best possible start to school.
At a Glance
20.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
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 - Hackney
Places available
2,559
Applications
2,035
Got 1st preference
77.2%
Got preferred school
97.3%
Secondary admissions across Hackney (2025/26)
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