Clyde Nursery School.
Alverton Street, Deptford, Alverton Street, London, SE8 5NHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Clyde Nursery School. is a nursery school in Lewisham for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 94 schools in Lewisham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 28 February 2024, report published 27 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 28 February 2024
Children are happy and enjoy their time at this warm, nurturing and inclusive nursery school. Relationships between staff, children and their families are strong. Staff know and value every child. A partnership with parents and carers is prioritised. This helps children to feel safe and settle into school quickly. The school involves families in their children's learning experiences, for example, by encouraging everyone to join in with visits to the local fire station, Mudchute farm and picnics at Greenwich Park. Leaders and staff have high expectations for all, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The comprehensive provision for children's personal development underpins the school's ambitious curriculum. Children's learning opportunities are designed thoughtfully to equip children with the confidence to be independent and curious learners. Children enjoy the wide range of activities available to them, both indoors and outdoors. Staff support children well through modelling and engaging in play with them. For example, children enjoy making 'pancakes' in the mud kitchen and buying and selling ice creams in the 'ice cream parlour'. Children develop positive attitudes to their learning and achieve well. Children behave incredibly well, with well-embedded routines to support this. Children know what is expected of them. Staff skilfully support children to manage their emotions, take turns and share. Children also look after and support one another. The two-year-old children have positive role models in the older children.
What the school should improve
- Sometimes, what children are expected to learn is not sufficiently clear. This means that some activities do not support the development of children's understanding as well as they could. The school should be clearer about what it wants children to learn so that staff can reinforce the intended knowledge and vocabulary with greater consistency.
Pupil numbers and mix
72 pupils on roll
Schools near Clyde Nursery School.
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding |
| Nell Gwynn Nursery School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good |
| Robert Owen Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Chelwood Nursery School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard |
| Kintore Way Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
School details
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Cathryn Kinsey
- Phone
- 02086923653
- Address
- Alverton Street, Deptford, Alverton Street, London, SE8 5NH
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- URN
- 100667
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.