Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
McMillan Street, Deptford, London, SE8 3EH
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicola Metcalfe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 100097
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086924041
About this school
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre is a nursery school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 123 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 156 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Clyde Nursery School.0.5 miles
Nursery · London
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Robert Owen Nursery School1.3 miles
Nursery · London
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Chelwood Nursery School1.8 miles
Nursery · London
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Nell Gwynn Nursery School1.8 miles
Nursery · London
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Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre2.4 miles
Nursery · London
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Common questions
- What ages does Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre teach?
- Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre?
- The headteacher of Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre is Ms Nicola Metcalfe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre?
- Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre has 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre a faith school?
- No. Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre as having nursery classes.
- Does Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.