Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, London, NW8 8DE
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Amie Curtis
- 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
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 132151
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02033071940
About this school
Portman Early Childhood Centre is a nursery school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 65 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Portman Early Childhood Centre, 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 Portman Early Childhood 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 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 18 June 2024
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Ungraded inspection report21 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 79.5%
Location
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Dorothy Gardner Nursery School1.5 miles
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Golborne & Maxilla Nursery School1.7 miles
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Thomas Coram Centre2.0 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Portman Early Childhood Centre teach?
- Portman Early Childhood Centre teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Portman Early Childhood Centre?
- The headteacher of Portman Early Childhood Centre is Ms Amie Curtis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Portman Early Childhood Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Portman Early Childhood 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 Portman Early Childhood Centre?
- Portman Early Childhood Centre has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Portman Early Childhood Centre a faith school?
- No. Portman Early Childhood Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Portman Early Childhood Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Portman Early Childhood Centre as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Portman Early Childhood Centre have?
- The schools register lists Portman Early Childhood 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 Portman Early Childhood 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 Portman Early Childhood 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 30 June 2026.