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Dulwich Wood Nursery School
Nursery · Mixed · Ages 2–5 · Council nursery school
Lyall Avenue, Dulwich, London SE21 8QS · dulwichwood.com · 020 7525 1192
On the mapSearch near SE21 8QS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Pupils
- 81
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- First language not English
- 25.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dulwich Wood Nursery School on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 24 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Positive
- 90%
- Replies
- 32
- 40% · 6 Apr 2026
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲91% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲87% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲90% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 74%
based on the 81% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 43%
based on 1 parent (3%) whose child was bullied
Gets the SEND support they need▲66% agreeEngland 63%
based on 3 parents (9%) with SEND