Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre, Southall
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Grove House provides an outstanding start to children's education with exceptional teaching and support that helps even children arriving with below-average skills reach expected levels by Reception. The nursery excels at developing children's communication, language and social skills through imaginative, practical activities both indoors and outdoors. Staff work closely with parents and use home visits to understand each child's needs, ensuring every child - including those with special needs or learning English as an additional language - receives the same high expectations and level of challenge.
Key Strengths
- Children achieve exceptionally well in personal, social, emotional development and communication, regardless of background or ability
- Teaching is consistently excellent with outstanding adult support that helps children become independent quickly
- Behaviour and safety are outstanding with a very secure site and excellent parent partnerships ensuring children settle quickly
- Outstanding provision across all areas of learning with activities linked to children's home interests
- Strong focus on early reading and writing skills prepares children exceptionally well for school
Areas for Improvement
- Increase consistent use of modern technology across all classrooms as a tool for learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective. The site is very secure with excellent parent links, home visits before children start, and key worker systems ensuring children feel safe and have familiar carers who understand their needs.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons where every child has opportunity to play a musical instrument, visits to children's new schools to prepare for transition
Grove House Children's Centre is an outstanding nursery school where children make excellent progress, particularly in personal, social, emotional, communication and language development. The setting maintains outstanding performance through high-quality teaching, excellent leadership and strong partnerships with parents.
At a Glance
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Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
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Avg class size
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Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Southall
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Admissions Demand - Ealing
Places available
3,752
Applications
3,741
Got 1st preference
74.3%
Got preferred school
94.4%
Secondary admissions across Ealing (2025/26)
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