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Balham Nursery School

URN
100990
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Balham Nursery School
URN
100990
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-5
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

75 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 March 2025
Inspection date
29 January 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 March 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 March 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wandsworth
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wandsworth)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.balham-nursery.wandsworth.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wandsworth to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

SW12 8JL - 72 Endlesham Road, Balham, London

Contact details

Address
72 Endlesham Road, Balham, London
Postcode
SW12 8JL
Phone
2086734055
Website
www.balham-nursery.wandsworth.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wandsworth
Local authority code
212

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 203 schools in Wandsworth.

Authority statistics

Total schools

203

Open schools

114

Closed schools

89

Primary schools

98

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 12 March 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 March 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 March 202529 January 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 12 March 2025
    15 June 202320 April 2023-School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 15 June 2023
    • Inspection

      Published
      12 March 2025
      Inspected
      29 January 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      15 June 2023
      Inspected
      20 April 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    24

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary98 (49.0%)
    • Secondary24 (12.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other78 (39.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Chestnut Grove Academy192 mSecondaryOpen
    Chestnut Grove School192 mSecondaryClosed
    Hornsby House School224 mNot applicableOpen
    Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School252 mPrimaryOpen
    Oak Lodge School395 mNot applicableOpen
    Alderbrook Primary School406 mPrimaryOpen
    Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School416 mPrimaryOpen
    L'Ecole Des Benjamins460 mNot applicableClosed
    Ravenstone Primary School530 mPrimaryOpen
    Ravenstone Primary School530 mPrimaryClosed
    • Chestnut Grove Academy
      Distance
      192 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Chestnut Grove School
      Distance
      192 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Hornsby House School
      Distance
      224 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      252 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Nursery) and local authority (Wandsworth)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Eastwood Nursery SchoolNurserySW15 4EUOpen
    Somerset Nursery School and Children's CentreNurserySW11 3NDOpen
    • Eastwood Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      SW15 4EU
      Status
      Open
    • Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      SW11 3ND
      Status
      Open
    Oak Lodge School
    Distance
    395 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Alderbrook Primary School
    Distance
    406 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    416 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • L'Ecole Des Benjamins
    Distance
    460 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Ravenstone Primary School
    Distance
    530 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ravenstone Primary School
    Distance
    530 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed