Full-day nursery in West Norwood, Lambeth
Abacus Early Learning Nursery
11 Thurlby Road, LONDON, SE27 0RN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2015Reference EY486975Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Lambeth that publish fees charge £85–£130 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
11 Thurlby Road, LONDON, SE27 0RN · More nurseries in SE27
Stations
- West Norwood8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Tulse Hill18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Streatham Hill23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Selsdon Road / Canterbury Grove, St Peter's Gardens and Rockhampton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre Grounds5 min walk
- Peregrine Park5 min walk
- Valley Road playing fields8 min walk
- Unigate Wood8 min walk
- St Luke's Memorial Garden8 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Lambeth there are about 2.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Abacus Early Learning Nursery is a full-day nursery at 11 Thurlby Road, LONDON, SE27 0RN, in West Norwood, Lambeth. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Abacus Kindergarten Limited.
Run by Abacus Kindergarten Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abacus Early Learning NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Dunelm Grove Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:30 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Partou Chapel House Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Inadequate | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Ministars Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery West NorwoodFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in West Norwood10
- All nurseries in Lambeth112
- All nurseries in SE279
- Nurseries near West Norwood station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Julian's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Sunnyhill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Dunraven School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Hitherfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Crown Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Maypole School (Leigham Court) ages 5–19 0.6 miles
- The Livity School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Abacus Early Learning Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Abacus Early Learning Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Abacus Early Learning Nursery take?
Abacus Early Learning Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Abacus Early Learning Nursery?
Abacus Early Learning Nursery is run by Abacus Kindergarten Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Abacus Early Learning Nursery?
West Norwood is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486975 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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