Abbey Wood Nursery School
Dahlia Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0SXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Abbey Wood Nursery School is a nursery school in Greenwich for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 104 schools in Greenwich. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 9 January 2014, report published 28 March 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 September 2022
Abbey Wood Nursery School is a special place for young children at the heart of its local community. Children love to play and learn in the well-equipped classrooms and the extensive garden. The ambitious curriculum offers them many exciting opportunities to develop their learning. Children get along happily together in this diverse and multilingual school. Children learn how to be kind, considerate and well mannered. For example, at lunchtime children listen and talk to each other and enjoy the company of the adults who help them. Staff model turn-taking and deal with any incidents calmly and kindly. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and children respond well to these. Staff are diligent in keeping children safe. Staff develop positive relationships with families before children join the school, including through home visits and 'stay-and-play' sessions. Staff understand that some parents and carers, as well as children, may feel anxious when they start. Children are cared for by staff and soon settle in. They begin to develop their confidence quickly. Parents are unanimously positive about what one parent typically called the 'devoted' staff team.
What the school should improve
- In some areas of learning, professional development does not consistently enable staff to develop their knowledge about what children should learn. As a result, staff are not fully supported to keep improving the quality of their teaching to ensure that children gain the foundations they need for future learning. Leaders should ensure that professional development is aligned with the curriculum and includes sufficient detail about what children are expected to know.
- Some children do not routinely experience enjoyable story times or sharing books with an adult in the nursery. As a result, some children miss out on opportunities to develop their love of stories. Leaders need to ensure that the nursery routine includes time for all children to enjoy stories regularly, including high-quality story times.
Pupil numbers and mix
115 pupils on roll
Schools near Abbey Wood Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Pound Park Nursery School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Oliver Thomas Nursery School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Edith Kerrison Nursery School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| Robert Owen Nursery School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| St Stephen's Nursery School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
School details
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Crowley
- Phone
- 02083110619
- Address
- Dahlia Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 0SX
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- URN
- 100099
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.