Balham Nursery School
72 Endlesham Road, Balham, London, SW12 8JL
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Crabbe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Wandsworth Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 100990
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086734055
About this school
Balham Nursery School is a nursery school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 48 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Balham Nursery School 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 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 33 |
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
- 21.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Maytree Nursery School1.1 miles
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Holmewood Nursery School1.5 miles
Nursery · London
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Triangle Nursery School2.0 miles
Nursery · London
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Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre2.1 miles
Nursery · London
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Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre2.2 miles
Nursery · London
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Common questions
- What year groups does Balham Nursery School teach?
- Balham Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Balham Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Balham Nursery School is Mrs Natasha Crabbe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Balham Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Balham Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Balham Nursery School?
- Balham Nursery School has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Balham Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Balham Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Balham Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Balham Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Balham Nursery School?
- Balham Nursery School is part of the The Wandsworth Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Balham Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Balham Nursery School. 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 8 July 2026.