Pembury House Nursery School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This nursery excels at helping children develop strong communication and language skills through focused teaching sessions. The caring environment helps children settle quickly and build confidence, with staff using creative play like outdoor role-play activities to support learning. Parents praise the school highly for its support and positive impact on their children's independence and behaviour.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on language and communication development with regular small-group sessions led by skilled staff
- Good teaching overall with some outstanding practice, supported by strong leadership from the headteacher and assistant headteacher
- Well-planned phonics teaching that develops early reading and writing skills effectively
- Caring and safe environment where children settle in well and behaviour is good
- Excellent support for disabled children, those with special educational needs, and children learning English as an additional language
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematical skills not developed enough for more able children - need more problem-solving activities and number work
- Teaching observations do not provide clear targets focused on improving children's learning
- Assessments do not always link to children's targets, making planning of future activities less accurate
- Some children do not attend regularly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - parents are very positive about how the school keeps children safe, and children are confident about reporting concerns to adults.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, photo walks with parents in local environment, stay and play transition sessions
Pembury House Nursery School is a good school that serves a diverse community with many children starting with skills well below typical levels. By the time they leave, most children achieve the expected level of attainment for their age.
At a Glance
16.7%
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 - Haringey
Places available
2,595
Applications
2,242
Got 1st preference
78.7%
Got preferred school
96.9%
Secondary admissions across Haringey (2025/26)
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