Columbia Market Nursery School

  • Nursery
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 2 to 5
Ofsted: Outstanding

Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 7PGOpen in maps

Columbia Market Nursery School is a nursery school in Tower Hamlets for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 109 schools in Tower Hamlets. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in October 2015.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 6 October 2015, report published 11 November 2015

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

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Pupil numbers and mix

56 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals33.9%

33.9%, 7.4 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language44.6%

44.6%, 23 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0%

0%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Columbia Market Nursery School

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre0.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Alice Model Nursery School1 mileReport card: Expected standard to strong standard
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Thomas Coram Centre2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre2 milesOfsted: Outstanding

School details

School type
Local authority nursery school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
2 to 5
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Headteacher Kim Waters
Phone
02077394518
Website
columbiamarket.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Address
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 7PG
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
URN
100884

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.