Oliver Thomas Nursery School
Mathews Avenue, East Ham, London, E6 6BU
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 4
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Lorna Prynne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 102706
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085521177
About this school
Oliver Thomas Nursery School is a nursery school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 4 and has 142 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oliver Thomas Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 Oliver Thomas 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 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 11 July 2024
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Ungraded inspection report25 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 82.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Stephen's Nursery School1.3 miles
Nursery · London
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Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre1.8 miles
Nursery · London
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Edith Kerrison Nursery School1.8 miles
Nursery · London
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Kay Rowe Nursery School2.1 miles
Nursery · London
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Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre2.4 miles
Nursery · London
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Common questions
- What ages does Oliver Thomas Nursery School teach?
- Oliver Thomas Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 4. It is a nursery school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Oliver Thomas Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Oliver Thomas Nursery School is Ms Lorna Prynne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oliver Thomas Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oliver Thomas 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 many pupils are at Oliver Thomas Nursery School?
- Oliver Thomas Nursery School has 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 4.
- Is Oliver Thomas Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Oliver Thomas Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oliver Thomas Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oliver Thomas Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Oliver Thomas Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Oliver Thomas Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Oliver Thomas 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 Oliver Thomas 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 29 June 2026.