South Acton Childrens Centre
Castle Close, Acton, London, W3 8RX
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mandy Roach
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- URN
- 101861
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089920724
About this school
South Acton Childrens Centre is a nursery school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 5 and has 125 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South Acton Childrens 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 South Acton Childrens 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 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 24 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 60.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre0.6 miles
Nursery · London
-
Vanessa Nursery School1.7 miles
Nursery · London
-
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre1.8 miles
Nursery · London
-
Windham Nursery School2.5 miles
Nursery · Richmond
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St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School2.6 miles
Nursery · London
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- Childrens House Nursery School Nursery
- Church Hill Nursery School Nursery
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Common questions
- What ages does South Acton Childrens Centre teach?
- South Acton Childrens Centre teaches children aged 3 to 5. It is a nursery school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of South Acton Childrens Centre?
- The headteacher of South Acton Childrens Centre is Mrs Mandy Roach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Acton Childrens Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Acton Childrens 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 South Acton Childrens Centre?
- South Acton Childrens Centre has 125 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 5.
- Is South Acton Childrens Centre a faith school?
- No. South Acton Childrens Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does South Acton Childrens Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Acton Childrens Centre as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does South Acton Childrens Centre have?
- The schools register lists South Acton Childrens Centre's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does South Acton Childrens 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 South Acton Childrens 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.